From dark and dull to vibrant

[forever fallen]

I happened onto this by accident.
I was making a first attempt at getting out of auto modes and failed
as you can see. However it was a chance to play with PP and I
was happy with the results, so thought I'd share how I did it.

1. Before (resized only, don't mind the clutter..lol)


2.After


I used mainly plugins for this and worked in PSP.
Cropped and cloned out the distractions first.
Then used Photo Wiz BW Styler: Bromoil
Alien Skin Exposure 2: Tonality: Shadow Recovery-Moderate-50%
Filters Unlimited 2: Image Enhancement/Automatic Historgram Optimizer: 222
PSP's Digital Camera Noise Removal: 50, 50, 50, link checked, 50.5, 12.9
Duplicated the image and set blend mode to Soft Light at 80% opacity
I then used the Sharpen Brush a bit on the detail

I hope that someone finds this info useful.

[CanuckNicole]

Great job with this! I love seeing how everyone does their post-processing...helps me learn more

[photofun]

Very nice recovery. Thanks for sharing.

[windrider86]

It seems to have lost a tiny but of detail, but a great save none the less.

[forever fallen]

Originally Posted by CanuckNicole

Great job with this! I love seeing how everyone does their post-processing...helps me learn more

Originally Posted by photofun

Very nice recovery. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you Nic and Photofun, I appreciate your feedback.

[forever fallen]

Originally Posted by windrider86

It seems to have lost a tiny but of detail, but a great save none the less.

Hi Windrider
Thank you for the feedback. Yes the picture lacked detail/sharpness
in alot of areas. The Sharpen Brush helped but could very easily
be overdone. I'm loving the BW Styler plugin.
fallen

[wannabehorsephotographer]

I like it. The white on black is very striking.