Post Processing Challenge July 27, 2019

There are no rules as to how you apply your post processing to this image; but, please let us know what you have done so we can all learn.

If you would like to post a candidate image next week, please ensure it is of sufficiently high resolution for manipulation by the participants (3000px on the long side, 300dpi for example).

Most of all, let's have fun while we are learning or demonstrating how we use our post-processing software, imaginations and interpretations.

It's a bigger file this week so be patient with your download.

I liked the toyness of the image so ... I came up with two variations. More or less the same idea

Thanks for the photo! This attempt first went to Akvis Sketch and then to Mediachance Reactor Player for Photoshop for its illustration selection.

You did it again, Punta! An extensive model railroad system to play with.

Version 1: Used PSE15 camera distortion filter to make drastic change to the perspective, then straightened , and finally cropped. Used levels to emphasize ldark tones, and the sharpened with Output Sharpener.

No changes in crop this time. In PSE, used spherize filter at 50%, then used both cutout and sponge filters. Finished with tonal adjustments using levels and increased sharpness by 10%

In Photoshop, I replaced the windows with sky and cropped out the ceiling; filled in the left and right corners; added an S-Curve to boost contrast; reduced noise via Topaz DeNoise AI; filled in the center sections.

I selected a portion of the image that appealed to me, then partially corrected perspective, sharpened, applied tonal contrast in NIK ColorEfex, added more sharpening and played with color balance, and added "poster edges" in Photoshop CS5.

I really like Allyn's version. It almost looks realistic.