Weekly Challenge ( or twice a month challenge) starting 7.9.09 Selective Color Plus

[cfire]

OK, here we go:

Take a new picture. Do a "selective color" treatment to it (make it grayscale and leave one (or a couple) element(s) in color) and for the "plus" do any/all of the following; enhance the grayscale, enhance/edit the colored element(s) add any new elements/effects etc that enhance the colored
selection(s). The new elements can be color or grayscale.

Have fun! I can't wait to see the results/ :cheers

[kiwicolin]

Sounds good, I want to give this a shot :)

[jusu]

I will join this one too :)

[cfire]

Cool! Now, what the heck am I going to shoot? :lol

[jusu]

I already shot my one, now some processing :cheers

[cfire]

Looking forward to it. I've got an idea of what I want to shoot now if I can just get out there tonight and do it. :lol

[jusu]

Here is my entry
http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh248/jusuart/Save-The-Life.jpg

[cfire]

Nice one, very dreamlike qualities, textures. :cheers

Still haven't shot mine but maybe tonight. :)

[BillyJack]

Never tried one of these challenges before, but figured what the heck!

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x138/AiredaleNation/C1.jpg

[cfire]

Looks good (although maybe a bit more fine tuning on a few of the edges etc) and welcome to the weekly challenges. :cheers

[KRB]

Great job everyone.
Looks like a fun little project.

Today I downloaded and installed Adobe’s Pixel Bender Photoshop free plugin.
http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/pixelbender/
I never knew about this. Fun stuff!
I also did some research.

Original
http://www.morguefile.com/archive/display/38468

Here is one result I got.

Kathryn

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v450/kphotopage/2009/Pixel-Bender-Roulette.jpg

[Edited on 7/12/2009 by KRB]

[cfire]

Cool result and thanks for the link, it's always fun to play with new plugins (particularly free ones). And you're right, this is shaping up to be a fun one. :)
I doubt I'll get to shoot mine tonight, a Monday AM deadline looms and my progress today has been like running in water. :o

[KRB]

Frank, thank you for starting a fun and simple challenge!

I just happen to stumble upon Pixel Bender and Photoshop CS4.
So I thought I would share it.
It is so much fun to play with.
More toys in the toy box I always say.

In my research, I found a link by our very own Matt Keefe. :notworthy
Flash CS4 and Pixel Bender Overview
http://scriptplayground.com/tutorials/as/Flash-CS4-and-Pixel-Bender-Overview/

Kathryn

[cfire]

More toys = more fun. :)

That Matt is a busy boy! :)

[rcfreas]

Originally posted by KRB
Here is one result I got.
Kathryn
That's twisted! ;) Seriously, awesome treatment.

Here's my effort.
Original shot taken in El Portal, California. Not a new shot, but a sorta recent one, if that counts. Nonfunctioning engine on display with a water tower and a working turntable at the other end.

http://www.rcfreas.com/files/drivetrain.jpg
Fixed as per visual suggestion by Frank.

Ron


[Edited on 7/13/2009 by rcfreas]

[Edited on 7/13/2009 by rcfreas]

[jusu]

Great shots and processing everyone!
@Frank i think that we shouldn`t have very stirct deadlines, twice a month seems guite reasonable

[cfire]

Cool shot and recent (or even old if need be) are fine, it's all about learning and fun. I like your choice of selection here, the only thing I might suggest (not that it needs anything it really works well just as it is) but for fun you might try to enrich the colored part and maybe even tweak the levels of the B&W to try and get a strong graphic look. :)

[cfire]

No strict deadlines at all, let's just see how it progresses. If people keep throwing them in we'll just keep this one going and when it fades we'll start a new one. :cheers

[jusu]

Nice edit Frank :), just a suggestion is it possible to allow the image edit here, it will much easier sometimes to show what one mean, Matt probably maybe can add some image edit sign to members profile if one allows the edit

[rcfreas]

Originally posted by cfire
Hey Ron, hope you don't mind, I just really like that shot and wanted to play a bit. Here's sort of what I had in mind:
Let me know if it bugs you and I'll yank it right away. :)

Yeah, bugs me. Bugs me that I didn't go that far the first time. Gotta step back once and a while, give the ol'eyes a rest. :D Thanks for the alteration Frank. It really improved the image. I posted an updated image.

Ron

[cfire]

Ron~ It's all about the image and you made a great shot to start with. :)

Juha~ That would be tricky, editing directly wouldn't work (too much potential for abuse/headaches, etc) but a flag/permission system that would allow members to allow others to do as I did with Ron's (download, edit and upload to show examples) might be a very handy thing. It is a great way to show examples/suggestions when words alone don't do it and apermission system would take away the awkwardness of it. :cheers

[jusu]

Originally posted by cfire
a flag/permission system that would allow members to allow others to do as I did with Ron's (download, edit and upload to show examples) might be a very handy thing. It is a great way to show examples/suggestions when words alone don't do it and apermission system would take away the awkwardness of it. :cheers

This is the very thing that i meant :)

[cfire]

I'm all for it, I'll pass it along to Matt but he's a very busy guy so we'll just have to see.

:cheers

[kiwicolin]

Here's mine

http://www.photoshopcafe.com/post/tl.jpg

[cfire]

Sweet, nice shot and a perfect candidate for this. :cheers

[kiwicolin]

did u notice the bricks?

[jusu]

Cool idea!

[cfire]

Did you add those? They look really natural there so you fooled me if so, good job. Of course I've never seen bricks on a stop light before so duh, I guess you did. :lol

[KRB]

Hi Colin!

I love the angle shot drama, the composition and the contrast of negative and positive spaces!

The warm tones give the photograph yet another contrast of dimension with what appears to be a cold winter day.

The selective colors really bring the viewer’s eye into the overall photograph to feast upon more.

Oh yes, I just noticed the textured bricks complete with giraffe on a stoplight.
Well perhaps in Photoshop Land they really do exist. ;)

Job well done!

I was thinking selective color should only be one color on a grayscale background.
Hmm…. No!
I Love your duotone + selective colors for much better depth.

Great inspiration! (Light bulb glowing)
Thank you.

Kathryn

[mkeefe]

Was on a conference call and got inspired.

I shot this photo back in March (Phil may remember it). Not my most intricate work since I did have to listen at the same time. :)

http://mkeefe.com/cafe/reveres_tomb.jpg

Photographer: M.Keefe Photography
Copyright: (c) 2009 | All Rights Reserved
Usage: Use prohibited without prior permission
Usage Exception: Rework for the purpose of demonstration in this thread only.

Matt

[cfire]

Nice one Matt! Is that Paul Revere's headstone?

[PNeal]

Originally posted by cfire
Nice one Matt! Is that Paul Revere's headstone?
That it is Frank :cheers

Matt and I spent a lot of time in old cemeteries on the Freedom Trail.

One from me...

http://www.pneal.com/pics/garyOverlookBW.jpg

That's my brother on top of Tomahawk Mesa.

[cfire]

I love that! The cammos blend into the bg even more with your treatment of the B&W and the orange is absolutely blazing! Great photo choice and really nice job!

On the Revere headstone, I figured that was from your Boston excusion, thanks.
:cheers

[elemento]

KRB...gets my vote....

[fotodog]

KRB - That's frickin RAD!!

cfire - nice job, great subject.

BillyJacK - nice subject, I like the idea, should eliminate the rim on the bottom flowers but otherwise it's cool

jusu - freakin' cool, man!!

Kiwi - very nice, love the angle!!

Matt - That is so freakin awesome I can't control myself. I love the subject.

Philip - Leave it to you to do hunter orange. Luv it!!

[Edited on 14-7-2009 by fotodog]

[cfire]

Thanks Greg but that's rcfreas' shot, mine was just to show him an example. :)

I think I'll delete mine to avoid any further confusion. :cheers

[Politik]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2519/3718846053_dab02eae32.jpg

here is mine from millennium park in Chicago, IL.. was there for the weekend. Took this yesterday. I did HDR for the "plus"..

I am seeing a lot of great shots! Have to agree with Greg on most of his comments

[jusu]

Wow great shots guys!!
@Politik You got my points Thorne. I do like this one alot :cheers

[cfire]

Nice one Polotik, great treatment!

I haven't had time to go shoot anything worthwhile so I did one on a shot I took in Alaska a couple of years ago for now:

http://priboy.com/cafe/weekly/kayaks.jpg

Here's the original:

http://priboy.com/cafe/weekly/kayaksOrig.jpg

Cropped it as suggested by Jusu. Also cleaned it up a bit, looking at it today I saw that it was a bit rough but that's what you get a 2:00 in the AM after an 18 hour day.
:lol



[Edited on 7/14/2009 by cfire]

[Politik]

wow, beautiful shot cfire! I love how you did the smudge of the color coming from the reflection

[OldGuy]

Excellent shots everybody, I like, i like !

I've never tried anything like this so if it's okay I want in. I took a shot this morning that might work so I'll post it tonight.

[cfire]

Thanks Politik!

OldGuy, come on in, the more the merrier. :)

[jusu]

@Frank what a beautiful color scale. also i like the reflected colors :cheers I like to crop it a bit from the top :)

@Matt I like idea of colored coins ( i suppose they are coins)

[Edited on 7/14/2009 by jusu]

[wordsetc]

http://words-etcetera.com/images/photoshopCafe/color5-4-068.jpg

I'm new to the list, and I know it's a no-no for newbies to post, but I've been working on just such an image, and so thought I'd try posting. I cut the one columbine bloom out and left color, than grayed the background and added the film grain filter to the background.

Best,

Tina

[cfire]

Welcome aboard Tina and it's not a no-no here, these little challenges are open to all and all skill levels. :)

Nice job, with the highlight it almost looks like a lamp. The only thing you might do is work on the edges a bit, maybe blur them with a small brush to soften them:)

Juha~Thanks! I almost cropped the original back when I first took it so you're probably right. :cheers

[cfire]

Well, this one seems to have slowed to a stop so we'll keep it going over the weekend or so.

Whoever has a good idea for the next one feel free to start a new thread even before that if you like.

:cheers

[jusu]

Great i am waiting for the next one :cheers

[Edited on 7/17/2009 by jusu]

[Yahoo]

Did some of these last year, but never shown them..



http://www.carbonspace.com/private/304.jpg

[Edited on 18-7-2009 by Yahoo]

[Edited on 18-7-2009 by Yahoo]

[cfire]

Hi Yahoo and welcome. This one's been winding down but there's a fun new one just gearing up so jump on in. :)

[amerianna]

Ok i saw in a previous post where someone said it was a no-no for newbies to post is this true....cause i would love to participate in these projects if allowed.

As of yet i haven't taken pictures i am a little nervous because i do not know one thing about taken pictures, so i hope this is alright to use pictures from this website until i gain some skill and/or confidence to taking my own pictures. I love these challenges it will broaden my skill in Photoshop and maybe learn new ones at the same time.

My resource for pictures:
http://www.stockvault.net

The Photographer: carin araujo

My attempt:

http://amerianna.deviantdesigns.org/albums/userpics/normal_selective_color_plus.jpg

xoxo
amerianna


[Edited on 4/23/2010 by amerianna]

[amerianna]

wordsetc,
i agree with cfire that it does look like a lamp actually that is what i thought at first, as i scrolls past yours to post my image. one way to fix the jagged edges around your image (i am sure there are many ways) but the way i find that is the easiest for me is keeping the eraser brush hardness at zero, and then just adjusting the size of the brush to however big or small you want or need then erase it should make your image flow with the rest of the picture, and not like it was place on top.

hope this helps
xoxo
amerianna.