For this week’s After Before Friday challenge, I don’t have the inbetween images to show you. It’s been one of those weeks. But I hope you like what I’ve done with this image anyway. I’ll start with the After:
This photo is from our recent Scotland trip. We were walking down a road to a ruined castle, and the stone wall was so intriguing I had to take a photo of it. (We didn’t know the people who were ahead of us, but I think they add interest to the picture.)
Here’s the Before:
I think it’s still a lovely photo, even without any processing. For the After photo, I maxed out the contrast, moved the hue a little to the red side of things, and saturated the colors just a bit (less than 15%). Then I cropped it to more of a panoramic feel.
Let me know what you think!
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I very much like the new result 🙂
I think I choose the ‘after’ too.
I like the after!
Love it! You did a great job on a great photo.
Thanks, Mary!
I like the crop and other adjustments. I’d be taking shots of the stone wall too 🙂 and the people do add something to the image.
Thanks, Lynne!
Excellent work, both the cropping and the additional warmth. The viewer is guided by the dual lines of the wall and the path toward the figures in the distance.
Thanks, Robin.
I am not a huge fan of big crops but ti so works here, strengthening the composition. The colours are really bold and strong. Great picture and editing.
Thanks, Ben.
The adjustments look great. I love the after very much.
Thanks, Norma!
I really love what you did. It made the image come alive.
Thanks, Raewyn!
The after pic is really lovely, and so much more lively. 🙂
Thanks!
Nancy it is a lovely image as the Before but I love what you did for the After – bring in the rich orange and rust tones gave more depth to the image and a real feel of that change of seasons 🙂 Loved the blurry people too!
Thanks!
Nancy son preciosas las dos fotos, realmente no sabrÃa decir cual me gusta más.
Esta semana no podré participar en ningún reto ya que tengo el archivo multimedia lleno y no puedo poner ninguna foto. Intentaré solucionarlo con otro blog y asà acompañarles a todos con mis fotos, aunque no sean tan buenas como estas suyas.
Si se le ocurre alguna idea mejor para el problema, estarÃa muy agradecida.
Saludos.
Looks amazing, before and after. I especially like your panoramic crop, it really adds that something.
Thanks! It was a beautiful spot, and I’m glad I saw it as we were walking along the road.
Nancy, gorgeous image. Love the saturated colors, the crop works beautifully, and you’re absolutely right about the people adding interest. Beautiful DOF too. Ah, would love to visit Scotland, so thanks for the quick trip 😀