How would you edit this? - Not the game thread.

Sony_SoFar · 22 Jan 2012

Recently went with my dad and a couple of mates golfing (well I was with camera) and this is my favourite shot of the lot, well certainly top 3.
Alot of posters go on about PP etc but what would you do to the photo below? I like it as it is but most people seem to have to change something.

garryknight · 22 Jan 2012

I would straighten it up, add some contrast, add a little vibrance to liven it up a bit, and sharpen it. Like this:

foggy4ever · 22 Jan 2012

For me a simple crop as he is too central, he needs to be more to the left and maybe a touch of contrast.

Sony_SoFar · 22 Jan 2012

Garry, have you cropped as my dad (the golfer) looks bigger in your edit that what he does in the original?

garryknight · 22 Jan 2012

I straightened the picture in Lightroom. As it was sloping down quite a bit to the left, straightening it created quite a lot of white bits around the edges, and Lightroom automatically cropped these.

Sony_SoFar · 22 Jan 2012

I've done this on picasa. Editing what you said. Is this any better?

stormcrow · 22 Jan 2012

Straightened the image a little then added more space to the left and filled with content aware fill.
Little bit of cloning to tidy the content fill then sharpened and and adjusted levels.

dluxx · 27 Jan 2012

Having straightened it out, I would sharpen it, using some high pass and the unsharp mask tool and make the sky a little brighter with curves.