Reprocessed animal photos

thoughton
Posted 11/03/2010 - 14:49 Link
After playing with the free trial I recently splurged for Color Efex Pro (say goodbye to my fisheye fund). Been havnig lots of fun reprocessing some old images. At the moment I'm loving the 'tonal contrast' filter, which seems to be quite similar to Prieni's 'local equalisation' filter from Corel Photo Paint.

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I was going to post one of the originals for comparison but just realised I don't have one available online. Will upload one this evening and post it here. You will (I believe) be amazed at how different they look!
Tim
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Anvh
Posted 11/03/2010 - 15:41 Link
the effect does look special, seems like it boost clarity and vibrant and something more

Would like to see the originals as well if you've the time
Stefan
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Edited by Anvh: 11/03/2010 - 15:42
Posted 11/03/2010 - 21:03 Link
The last kangaroo one just looks wrong!
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matwhittington
Posted 11/03/2010 - 21:22 Link
Those are great shots (I agree with Lennardinio about the Kangaroo! ). They have quite a unique quality to them - look really sharp as well. The tonal contrast filter seems to be pretty cool. Would be good to see the originals too.

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Mat W
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thoughton
Posted 11/03/2010 - 21:34 Link
Okay, this is the original with no sharpening after import:
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Add sharpening:
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Add Tonal Contrast filter:
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The effect is much more pronounced on the elephant and the rhino, I think because they have splotchy skin. On the hairy animals it's more subtle.
Tim
AF - Pentax K5, Sigma 10-20/4-5.6, Tamron 17-50/2.8, Sigma 30/1.4, Sigma 70-200/2.8, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6
MF - Vivitar CF 28/2.8, Tamron AD2 90/2.5, MTO 1000/11
Stuff - Metz 58 AF1, Cactus v4, Nikon SB24, Raynox 150, Sigma 1.4x TC, Sigma 2x TC, Kenko 2x macro TC, Redsnapper 283 tripod, iMac 27”, Macbook Pro 17”, iPad, iPhone 3G
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Feel free to edit any of my posted photos! If I post a photo for critique, I want brutal honesty. If you don't like it, please say so and tell me why!
Edited by thoughton: 11/03/2010 - 21:36
thoughton
Posted 11/03/2010 - 21:44 Link
Forgot to mention that the above tonal contrast filter shot is at the default (50%) settings.

This is the tonal contrast filter at maximum strength:
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I think this shows the effect quite well, look how lumpy his ear looks compared to the original photo.
Tim
AF - Pentax K5, Sigma 10-20/4-5.6, Tamron 17-50/2.8, Sigma 30/1.4, Sigma 70-200/2.8, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6
MF - Vivitar CF 28/2.8, Tamron AD2 90/2.5, MTO 1000/11
Stuff - Metz 58 AF1, Cactus v4, Nikon SB24, Raynox 150, Sigma 1.4x TC, Sigma 2x TC, Kenko 2x macro TC, Redsnapper 283 tripod, iMac 27”, Macbook Pro 17”, iPad, iPhone 3G
FlickrFluidrPPGStreetPortfolio site
Feel free to edit any of my posted photos! If I post a photo for critique, I want brutal honesty. If you don't like it, please say so and tell me why!
Edited by thoughton: 11/03/2010 - 21:46
Anvh
Posted 11/03/2010 - 23:48 Link
Looks interesting Tim, it almost look like tone-mapping that's used for HDR.
Stefan
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