Nascar

[tufcat]

Nikon D2X, Sigma 120-300, f/2.8 @ f/20, 1/320, 300mm, ISO 200







[1] Shot in "RAW + JPG" (photo 1 is the JPG from the camera).
[2] In Photoshop Elements RAW editor; increased recovery & clarity, adjusted exposure and minor increase in saturation (+3).
[3] "Free Rotate" in Photoshop editor.
[4] Tight "crop" on car for 13" X 19" print size.
[5] Made a selection of the car only, using "Quick Selection Tool".
[6] In Photoshop editor, used a 5% "Multiply" and a 5% "Color Burn" on the car (only).
[7] Inversed selection and removed color from track (background).
[8] Minor adjustment to track (background) using "Color Curves".
[9] Deselect.
[10] Cloned out yellow line in front of car.
[11] Unsharp Mask on complete photo (35/1.0/2)
[12] Noise Ninja on whole photo.
[13] Added website logo.

[shocko990]

great work with the shots

[belladoja]

I Like it a lot-especially the way you rotated it --it give the feel that the car is coming through a curve.

[Glayva]

It's a great improvement on the original. However, I would like to see you do something with the image to give more of an impression of the speed. The wheels are a little blurred, which helps, but PS can, I am sure, provide you with tools to emphasise the motion.

[windrider86]

fantastic edit. thank you for sharing your steps!

[private]

Wow! LOVE the effect - and RAW editor in Elements, WHAT? Is that aplug-in...?

[lputman]

What an awesome edit. I'm ready to go and find something to try this on. Thanks for sharing.

[fletch]

Originally Posted by private

Wow! LOVE the effect - and RAW editor in Elements, WHAT? Is that aplug-in...?

Elements comes with Adobe Camera Raw (ACR). Its a cut down version of the full version you get in CS4 and even uses the same engine as lightroom. If you haven't got it you can download the latest version (5.3?) from the Adobe website for free. As you already have elements it is the best 'free' raw editor you could get.