Photo contest: post processing #3
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![pp.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmZwVRTRu5vGhEPfxKXfpHRZRVQRjvrTubw4ti1x8Kg1QV/pp.jpg)
We meet again. I am grateful for the opportunity to our dear friend @bambuka who has very kindly offered us the opportunity, even though we are newbies, to participate in this contest.
Well, as the first picture I chose this one. I like it because of what I think I can do with it, through monochromatic processing.
![6VvuHGsoU2QBt9MXeXNdDuyd4Bmd63j7zJymDTWgdcJjo1LVRPLQWzi63rhTQVKHm6azcvXrDiNNZM3bEuyGZKfokYQDmtHsLjL3JpQqLZk583UoTKQZaPxYK2uyDY.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWmXjzHWjHLH7ovA3zC3mr25vhTDMWTCUaimiPCvEtKmy/6VvuHGsoU2QBt9MXeXNdDuyd4Bmd63j7zJymDTWgdcJjo1LVRPLQWzi63rhTQVKHm6azcvXrDiNNZM3bEuyGZKfokYQDmtHsLjL3JpQqLZk583UoTKQZaPxYK2uyDY.jpg)
The first thing I did was to lighten the image to the highest level (100%) and then sharpen it.
Then I cropped and straightened the image to get closer to my target, "The two men on the balcony" and added Bandicoot, this the result:
![3.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmTSXeg1qcqEAx7Hc1WMuJhTjvytss4S1TcDbdnhKgKXnV/3.jpg)
The next step was to correct against the light in order to lighten the dark spaces (almost everything) heh heh!
![3.png](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmURFpHBtiMq1rXKN9bgst6YnMXHhdCn8pbBBj9kMan5Ue/3.png)
Finally, I resized the image, applied an out of focus filter and added a vignette always focusing on the target.
![4.png](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmP38BnRw2QSmSc75G3N9rAFWKYufBuKMwwwtsoACQZBWx/4.png)
And this is the final result
The Second
![6VvuHGsoU2QBt9MXeXNdDuyd4Bmd63j7zJymDTWgdcJjo1Y2LUQuRBn2hE2AoPfWdG1vPqaaqt4tNdsSonAYAcA3etYKhQeB1eZ8Z8xMWivuzySs7KuL49PHAs2huQ.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmVCe96rXSDisSe3FP6TffaqhLxbhej4CDpsnf331odP9s/6VvuHGsoU2QBt9MXeXNdDuyd4Bmd63j7zJymDTWgdcJjo1Y2LUQuRBn2hE2AoPfWdG1vPqaaqt4tNdsSonAYAcA3etYKhQeB1eZ8Z8xMWivuzySs7KuL49PHAs2huQ.jpg)
Original image by @bambuka
For the second one I did something different: I cropped, clarified and resized the image in order to work only on the part I wanted to highlight.
![uno.png](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmcaayqiumnm9kube8Sa5VvUjw4FCawVwWcj31AQXTSkv2/uno.png)
I then placed the image in black and white and then inverted the colours, outlined it and lightened it a little more.
![3.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPgZQYbUgtu8SmKMRDXToKHGHTGe3DtHJ9ZR68nQiFRqq/3.jpg)
I finished with this image by giving it a sepia colour and adding a little brightness and a vignette.
![4.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmdahiwzcMNn4zSo5ACb25oJgHeDsPfMoS4JnZQVpMnmhU/4.jpg)
It ended up looking like this
![3.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmVJK1dRhLcUteofinwWrZ7vJjLb8LegJiV2h6XPissp3e/3.jpg)
The last one
![6VvuHGsoU2QBt9MXeXNdDuyd4Bmd63j7zJymDTWgdcJjo1RTP4HX42tKYnwWzET9r6gQKUWXWLc9Mt9dLjbLHWxWgV9evQxSKQ1FxiZw21VrdUsBAYwAz3ibZ8FRLS.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmTj9pLZxxRvyuwh8gW3VBCB1e18Ghy8aTSZHZDa4u5oWv/6VvuHGsoU2QBt9MXeXNdDuyd4Bmd63j7zJymDTWgdcJjo1RTP4HX42tKYnwWzET9r6gQKUWXWLc9Mt9dLjbLHWxWgV9evQxSKQ1FxiZw21VrdUsBAYwAz3ibZ8FRLS.jpg)
In the last one I also wanted to do something different from the previous ones: I started by cropping the image leaving only the light parts.
![4.png](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUsSgoYqt9n55VAKwPbsKJaJRCZ1uFkuK5SSoNd5M3ngo/4.png)
Then I resized the image and improved its colour.
![3.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmVeyqvQMvN4ozaCThKR5iA2i5nDRxJAxg81wXzAa9Lvwj/3.jpg)
And this was the result
![4.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmdNHMZCQSU3gCatM3uqvYP4QTABSdFw2VKwsBkuzJcVHT/4.jpg)
After improving the colour I wanted to try a tool that removes the colour of the things you choose in the image manually and I applied it to the bridge which is the main attraction of the picture and I left the rest in colour.
And here is the new image! I hope you enjoy them!!
![4.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmYEfuZQbA3quq3Us9E7iP7QG7fMUVA9j8ETNxn6rtTMDk/4.jpg)
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awesome post. i like your efforts and approach to this one:
Thank you very much!
I greatly appreciate your comment and appreciation of my work.
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