What Would You Do (#68)

[Nicole]

Yes, WWYD is still happening this week :-p This week's picture is from Teewinot, one of our regular contributors (who has just finished her threesixtyfive project... congrats!)



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The rules are simple as always... edit the picture in this photo, come back, show us what you did and tell us how you did it.

If you'd like your picture to be featured in a WWYD (and I'm always looking for more pictures), just send me a PM with a link to the medium and large version of the photo. Easy as that!

Now, let's see what you would do!

[Nicole]

I decided to play with a new program that I got as part of a Mac software bundle, LightZone. So, I used the "High Key Look" feature, then the "Soft Wow!" feature, then the "Soft Toning" feature and last of all cropped it.

[Boogedy]

Here's my take:



Upped the saturation, boosted contrast & curves, sharpened, added a duplicate layer set to "soft light" and played with the opacity & added a vignette. Oh, added a warming filter too.

[genielamb]

Fought with myself to stay pretty traditional with this one... hope you like it



rotated - cropped - duplicated layers
Main layer: increased saturation, levels and contrast until I was happy
Top layer: desaturated - filter - levels.
Added layer mask so colored lizard would show though.
Added a bevel to the mask layer to give the lizard a slight glow and 3D effect
merged and added frame.

[windrider86]

Added extra border on the right and bottom. Cloned tree texture. Boosted saturation on the lizard. Warp brush on expand for eye. Added vine and erased areas didnt want to show (didnt do a great job on that part). added drop shadow. Flaming Pear Flood tool plug in for water look and erased edges

[oldwolf]

here's my go at it:

From DPS

1. cropped picture
2. selected shadow under mr liz's chin
3. tweaked curves to soften shadow
4. clarified everything
5. gausian blur the background
6. saturation layer for mr liz

[Teewinot]

Haha, I almost forgot about this one! The reason I submitted it was because I was forced to use a flash (which I hate!) because I took it in a dark tropical forest and had no tripod. I'm looking for ideas on how to eliminate that 'flashy' look.

Nicole, I love the way you cropped it so the tree fills the frame!

Boogedy, I REALLY dig the colors! Great work.

genielamb, neat idea to rotate the image and bring in the subject...I like it!

windrider86, very clever additions to the photo!

oldwolf, nice job softening those flashy shadows.

[Sela]

Well just for fun I tried to make it look as if the lizard was floating/swimming in water. After getting rid of the background I tried to get rid of the flash-induced shadow by cloning around the edges, then I painted a layer of low opacity aqua blue over the 'submerged parts', made a shadow, made a ripple effect...and that's most of it. Looking at it now, I think I probably should also have brightened up the chin etc to make it look reflections from the water bouncing up.

[oldwolf]

kinda makes me wish i was that lizard. sure looks nice there hehe.

[jtailspin]

Adjust exposure and contrast (topaz)
select liz and adjust color
clone out shadow under chin
add inner glow
add drop shadow
sharpen