The One Four Challenge is a weekly challenge where you edit the same image differently each week for one month.
Last week I processed the shot from Zdrowie Park with HDr Efex. This week I have processed the three exposures with Photomatix.
As with HDR Efex I merged the pictures together, but with Photomatix I chose Exposure Fusion over tone mapping. This is more due to personal taste, I find tone mapping in Photomatix a little over kill creating for me a more fake feeling picture. While in Photomatix I tried as best as I could top reveal the details in the trees that people liked in last weeks picture as well as add some colour and not have too much contrast.
In Lightroom I increased the saturation in the greens ,oranges and yellows. I desaturated the blues to bring the attention away from the sky and used a gradient adjustment to reveal some more shadow detail there. I sharpened and clond out the bins, which some people recognised as people last week.
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- Week 1
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- Week2
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- Week 3
Remember to check out Robyn’s post as she is the creator of the challenge.
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Love the colors in week 3. Amazing differences in all 3 images.
It is interesting how three different HDR methods create startling different images.
I really like this weeks image, it gives it a spring feel with the different colours but all equally interesting Ben 🙂
I am not sure about a spring feel but I will agree the colours are much stronger and welcoming.
Great colors and clarity for the week 3!
Thanks Amy, for me the trees feel less grungy than last week.
I like the composition of the image…it invites me into the park. My experience with HDR told me it needs a discriminating eye and creative touch which you have. So far I like the 2nd week…it seems to have moved towards the quality of a drawing…nice
HDR is a delicate beast where it is easy to go all out and flip everything to max. I agree with you and I try to have a delicate touch. Second week image has a lot of midtone contrast giving it that feeling of a drawing as all the details are heightened,
Found you! 😀
I definitely agree – the colours and clarity really make the image shine this week. I like the darker tones you’ve brought in on the branches.
This particular image is one, that really shows the differences that can be made within one image.
Glad you found me 🙂
This week for me feels the most natural of the three so far, Those darker tones really add some depth to the image as they bring those trees to the fore front.
Been thinking… would love to see a sort of blending together of week 1 and 3 😉
Of course, this may not be the direction you are going at all with week 4.
Looking forward to seeing your next version Ben.
I have a rough Idea of last week and it was kinda like your suggestion. We will have to wait and see though.
Look forward to seeing what you do Ben 😃
LOVE the vibrant color! Best version yet.
I like the colours here as well.
Thanks for commenting.