Lightroom Playground Week 19

[rhynetc]

Sorry if I'm stepping on someone's toes but I hate to see this worthwhile exercise dry up, so here is my submission:
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The purpose of this weekly challenge is to encourage creative experimentation with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. All Lightroom users are welcome to join in and for those who don't have Lightroom but wish to play, here (http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshoplightroom/?promoid=BONSV) is the link to the 30-day trial version.

Please make any adjustments you choose to the following image and post your results in this thread. Share how you processed the image and provide information on any develop presets used. All modifications on the image should be made in Lightroom.

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http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1X48SVGHvMBMW0FwVMPyMmPD1YFQ8y_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1X48SVGHvMBMW0FwVMPyMmPD1YFQ8y)


The DNG RAW file with no previous editing:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/li6wbn

Have fun!

[JulieM]

Thanks for posting, Tom! If you would, please tag someone for next week so we can try to keep it going...

I'll have a go with your image later today...

[rhynetc]

Used Lr 2.0 beta to add (?) some negative clarity and negative saturation to the background, then cropped and added slight increase in the brightness.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1kYUmgyPkSORmBiJnnBORgya0A16BU1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1kYUmgyPkSORmBiJnnBORgya0A16BU1)

[JulieM]

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1NTOKzvKKKcBDLyZHNdtMeX3HPtLm_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1NTOKzvKKKcBDLyZHNdtMeX3HPtLm)

Tom, I like your approach a lot. I used a preset called High Key by Sid Jervis and used mogrify on export to add the borders. It's a fantastic looking bird, by the way. Thanks for posting it!

[mmqc2]

My own B and W preset with Lab sharpening in CS3. Thanks for taking the initiative!

Love the bird - what kind is it?

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1sSCNl3YXxHS6H1ey3uURRt0Pr4E_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1sSCNl3YXxHS6H1ey3uURRt0Pr4E)

[rhynetc]

Nicole,

It's a Great Egret, also known as American Egret, which I photographed in the Florida Everglades in January.

I'm told that this specimen is in "breeding colors" with the orange bill and colorful green around the face.

Thanks,

Tom

[mmqc2]

In that case here's a bit of a redo...keeping the green and the orange.

Thanks for the info!

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1PGInDVKOZqH8GAfP5kV3alEwt8cqC_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1PGInDVKOZqH8GAfP5kV3alEwt8cqC)