Darkroom Challenge Digital Darkroom Derby #280 - Results Posted

[Sett]

Start Date

Apr 11, 2025

End Date

Apr 15, 2025

End Date Apr 15, 2025
This is Digital Darkroom Derby #280 a digital image editing/processing challenge.

These challenges are open to everyone. If you have any interest in practicing or improving your image editing and post-processing skills, please feel free to join in!

Please read the rules here.
Short version: -> Host provides the challenge image and selects the winner, who then becomes the next host.

If you feel that you may be unable to provide an image for the next challenge, please submit your entry with the words "Non Entry" at the top.

5 bracketed shots of Back Country Florida

Raw > https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/9f5a...ey=xhbnsppi5vdcgi9pqia9oaodc&st=xkk4wc8h&dl=0

Jpeg > https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/caas...ey=zf7nk0zznml44h26659c6wn70&st=rvghr4ba&dl=0

 

[griffljg]

Entry #1:

I didn't really know what to do with this image and so I decided to process the five raw files and doing a HDR Merge to see what came out. I ran the five raw files through DxO PureRAW 4 before importing the five new DNG files into Capture One Pro to perform the HDR Merge. Then fiddled around a bit further with lighting levels, straightened the horizon and finally cropped to a bit more of a panoramic aspect ratio.

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[Rob R]

#1
downloaded the 5 files and did the HDR merge in Lightroom. edited in Lightroom and Photoshop, Topaz Denoise.

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[kae1]

Entry #1 Took middle exposure then DXO PL8, Elements and PhotoAI

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[kae1]

Entry #2

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[Zeus1]

Merged all images using Photomatix>Detail Extractor. Afterwards some minor adjustments in ACR, 16/9 crop, nik Tonal Contrast.

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[Peano]

Not competing. Merged exposures 2 and 5, and added sunset tones. ACR/PS.

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[griffljg]

Entry #2:

Much the same as Entry #1, but did everything in ON1 Photo RAW 2025.

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[Sett]

Thank you to all who participated, the edit that best showed what I experienced the evenning those files were taken of a sunset that didn't happen is as follows:
1st #1 griffljg
2nd Zeus1
3rd #1 kae1

Congrats griffljg carry on !!!

 

[griffljg]

Thank you for the win @Sett. I have been away from home all day and will now look for an image to use in the next challenge.

 

[griffljg]

Digital Darkroom Derby #281 is now open for entries.