Thanks for the images. File #1:
_DSC0115.NEF.xmp (12.2 KB)
Edit:
Same as b&w
_DSC0115.NEF.xmp (12.9 KB)
Thanks for the images. File #1:
Edit:
Same as b&w
I poured on the sharpness and wavelet local contrast to give the signs some some legibility and have a crispy feel. Also light geometry adjustment and crop.
RawTherapee-5.4
I didn’t do anything here except load the pp3
from my above [Play Raw] Downtown Chicago (4 files) - #3 by HIRAM post.
A crop and geometry changed a bit, then made it shadowier. RawTherapee-5.4
and the final one:
Thanks again for providing the images. It was fun to do the editing.
@ChicagoCameraslinger Like what you did with 0183
. I have time for one: 0115
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1 PhotoFlow
→ linear Rec.2020 (no clipping) → lens corrections.
2 gmic
→ interpolate unwanted pixels → brighten → equalize (copy) → blend the two → smooth (guided) → increase chroma → sharpen (tone) → resize → sharpen (edge) → edit #2: add thinner frame.
This is so much fun! I love seeing all the different ways people will process a shot!
Crop to de-emphasize the foreground street surface, and some curve shenanigans. I purposely crushed the shadows to frame the storefront.
Nice images!
For me, Photoflow was a far more suitable programme for this image than RT.
Tried to give cinematic look inspired from Christopher Nolan’s Batman movies… Dark Knight Rises!
_DSC0320.jpg.pfi (49.6 KB)
Edit: Here is second one in the similar vein:
_DSC0206.jpg.pfi (44.1 KB)
For this image I found RT 5.4 a perfect match, in the sense that I could easily get the look that I wanted. Which is - a shaft of light, colour and life making its way through overbearing iron structure and creeping darkness.
_DSC0115.jpg.out.pp3 (11.7 KB)
My second try for _DSC0183.NEF done in Darktable
Here is an attempt inspired by architectural photography of Joel Tjintjelaar !
Just used Multiply and Screen blend modes with Layer masks and Gradient tool in GIMP. Here is the process: