A shot in the dark (rugby) reworked

gsgary

Just had a go at reworking some of the shots to see if i cound improve them. What do you think ?

This one i like much better, if you watch rugby you will know the just off the shot there will be at least 2 big blokes rushing him hoping to pulverize him before he kicks the ball into touch


this one i removed a bit more noise and uped the contrast as suggested

Steve Cavigliano

gsgary wrote:

Just had a go at reworking some of the shots to see if i cound improve them. What do you think ?

This one i like much better, if you watch rugby you will know the just off the shot there will be at least 2 big blokes rushing him hoping to pulverize him before he kicks the ball into touch


this one i removed a bit more noise and uped the contrast as suggested

Gary,
When I first saw these I really like the idea of trying night rugby shots. Yes, they were noisy and lacking contrast (and maybe a bit flat color-wise). But nothing that couldn't be improved with some post processing.

I think you are going in the right direction with your rework. I'd suggest going quite a bit further. Much of the noise is in the under exposed background. You can make it less visible by setting a higher blackpoint, or increasing black, using selective color. It's OK if the background is dark. After all, you are trying to emphasize the players, not the background. It will also make the players stand out more.





I used selective color to increase the black % by +25 (choosing the color black). I then pumped up the color (twice actually) and ran the images through Neat Image. The 2nd one had to be run through NI twice. I didn't spend much time and it would have been easier and more effective working with larger images. But you get the idea.

Steve

gsgary

Steve Cavigliano wrote:

Gary,
When I first saw these I really like the idea of trying night rugby shots. Yes, they were noisy and lacking contrast (and maybe a bit flat color-wise). But nothing that couldn't be improved with some post processing.

I think you are going in the right direction with your rework. I'd suggest going quite a bit further. Much of the noise is in the under exposed background. You can make it less visible by setting a higher blackpoint, or increasing black, using selective color. It's OK if the background is dark. After all, you are trying to emphasize the players, not the background. It will also make the players stand out more.





I used selective color to increase the black % by +25 (choosing the color black). I then pumped up the color (twice actually) and ran the images through Neat Image. The 2nd one had to be run through NI twice. I didn't spend much time and it would have been easier and more effective working with larger images. But you get the idea.

Steve

Thank's Steve those look great, i'm not very good with this PP can it be done in Element 3 ?

robert mccane

very nice good action:):

gsgary

robert mccane wrote:

very nice good action:):

Thank's Robert

Steve Cavigliano

gsgary wrote:

Thank's Steve those look great, i'm not very good with this PP can it be done in Element 3 ?

Gary,
I'm not sure. I've never used E3 so I'm not quite sure what features it has. Under Adjustments, does it list Selective Color as an option? If so, then you can do that part. Does E3 allow you to use actions? If so, the way I pumped the color up was to use a 40% Provia Action Layer and I used another action (10D Finisher-Subtle Color). The Velvia/Provia Action can be found here . My understanding is that the 10D Finisher Action does not work with E3. You can just raise the saturation or use a stronger % of the Provia/Velvia Action.

Hope this helps some

Steve

gsgary

Steve Cavigliano wrote:

Gary,
I'm not sure. I've never used E3 so I'm not quite sure what features it has. Under Adjustments, does it list Selective Color as an option? If so, then you can do that part. Does E3 allow you to use actions? If so, the way I pumped the color up was to use a 40% Provia Action Layer and I used another action (10D Finisher-Subtle Color). The Velvia/Provia Action can be found here . My understanding is that the 10D Finisher Action does not work with E3. You can just raise the saturation or use a stronger % of the Provia/Velvia Action.

Hope this helps some

Steve

Thanks Steve
E3 dosn't allow actions but i had a play and got it very near to your example

gsgary

My new attempt, what do you think

Steve Cavigliano

gsgary wrote:

My new attempt, what do you think

Gary,
You did a bang up job on these Much less visible noise and much more pleasant to view IMHO

If you are comfortable doing a bit of post processing, as you did with these, I can see you shooting many more night/dusk rugby matches. It will definitely minimize any background issues.


Good work!!

Steve

gsgary

Thank's Steve
for all your help