I will c&c your work for you, beginners welcomed.

[inTempus]

Here's my shot at editing the car.

 

[Dwayne Oakes]

Great night shot, near perfect. Great job !

Here are some minor tweaks.

tweak

-lightened (dodge) the 7 main lit buildings in the FG and the 2 in the
BG that have color

-added a tad of global contrast boost
-added a tad of global USM (sharpening) to get over the AA filter

-added a tad of barrel distortion correction

Hope this helps and thanks for posting.

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

 

[Dwayne Oakes]

Could you please CC these 2 pictures from my sons Baptism?

One photo per photographer please.

good

-comps are good (vertical)
-nice outdoor family portraits
-good light (soft)
-good DOF
-some clipping but exposure is about right

nit

-the tree on the left is a bit of a distraction
-the eyes are a tad dark
-the backgrounds are a tad dark

tweak

-lightened (dodge) the eyes

-put the photos through NR software not for noise but for
a soft-focus effect

-lightened (dodge) the backgrounds

-healed out the tree on the left

Hope this helps and thanks for posting.

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

 

[Dominantly]

There are 2 of you on TPF.... We are so lucky!

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[Dwayne Oakes]

You have some great edits!

If you have time i would like to get your editing opinion on this shot. I have messed with this shot a lot as the white balance is pretty far off (even had the white balance set to the coldest setting). Here's my try at PP.

Original

Thanks for the comments !
Great car shot ! Would make a great car ad.

good

-great lightening backdrop
-great 1/3 rule comp
-exposure is right on
-great DOF
-good detail

nit

-yellow color cast

-sewer covers in the FG and the stray street lamp in the top right
are a bit of a distraction

tweak

-used a (Neutral Control Point) in Nikon NX2 and placed is on a yellow
color cast bush in the far right, this will get rid of any yellow color cast
in the entire photo

-added a tad of global contrast boost
-added a tad of selective color saturation to the rims
-added a tad of selective color saturation to the yellow curb on the right

-lightened (dodge) the lightening
-lightened (dodge) some of the bushes on the left side of the road

-healed out the sewer covers in the FG and the stray street lamp
in the top right

Hope this helps and thanks for posting.

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

 

[Dwayne Oakes]

Here's my shot at editing the car.

Very nice ! The tighter comp looks great to. I went with your first comp,
It has more of a landscape look to it.

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

 

[Yemme]

There are 2 of you on TPF.... We are so lucky!

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2 people doing editing of images...

 

[ocular]

I prefer dr oakes edit personally :razz:

 

[Dwayne Oakes]

There are 2 of you on TPF.... We are so lucky!

?

2 people doing editing of images...

oops sorry Yemme I reposted about the car comp thinking it was
the original poster. Boomer was the original, my mistake.

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

 

[inTempus]

I prefer dr oakes edit personally :razz:

I do too.

 

[timidtommy]

First off, some really good pictures, and some amazing feedback, so thanks! This thread has been awesome. here is my attempt - picture taken during the Cherry blossom festival at washington DC last year.

 

[Yemme]

I prefer dr oakes edit personally :razz:

I do too.

Don't we all....

 

[Eyetattoo]

Amazing work Mr. Oaks! If your your not already you should be putting on classes on how to edit photos. I could see people paying good money to learn from you.

 

[Anesthetize]

I don't feel composition is really my strong suit, so I'd appreciate your C&C for this photo, please:

 

[Dwayne Oakes]

Amazing work Mr. Oaks! If your your not already you should be putting on classes on how to edit photos. I could see people paying good money to learn from you.

Thank you very much for the comments ! I appreciate it !

Very true on the money thing but I think when you are along in your craft (skills)
you should give back (free) some of your time to help others that are getting
started in the craft and can't afford photo workshops.

It is kind of a Yoda thing.

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes