[Fdooch]

Thank you, tuggie76, for the last challenge! I had fun working with your image.

Recently I became interested in color theory and color harmony in photo processing.
Following this theory gives amazing results in terms of emotional perception.

Therefore, I want to propose a rather difficult task.
I took this picture a couple of days ago. Something like street photography.

First you need to adjust the geometry of the image, and then perform color correction to make the picture cinematic and harmonious in color. I want to see an atmospheric photo.

I've done all these steps myself, using only Lightroom. If you encounter any difficulties, I will be happy to help you and give you a hint.

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As always, there is time to complete until next Sunday

[mariwalt]

I'll take the first try.

[noelcmn]

Very cool Mariwalt! Reminds me of the old days Christmas Cards.

[Kerrowdown]

I hope this is Cinematic enough for you.

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[tuggie76]

We''re expecting weather like this tomorrow!

[jheu02]

Like Kerrowdown, I decided square crop, though not QUITE sure what you were looking for. Since you mentioned color theory, I knew I couldn't convert to B/W, which would have been my first thought. So, used a night filter and also shifted the magenta sign to a truer red, like the larger one (MTC). Toned down the yellow of the globe lights to bring out more detail and match the street lamps a little better. Got rid of all the reflected red snowflake dots on the right and then came the moody/atmospheric curves, and some dodging to bring back a couple highlights.

[Grimmus]

The closest I've come to colour theory and cinematic effects is watching Jamie Windsor talk about teal and orange in the movies.....could be well off the mark!! Will look forward to the dissertation at the conclusion of this challenge

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[xs400]

Here's mine

[Fdooch]

It's time to take stock. It is unlikely that anyone will jump into the last car.

On the advice of Grimus, I will tell you how I did my own processing.

First I Corrected the geometry. Crooked pillars and walls are very distracting. Then I cut off the negative space at the bottom, as well as the pedestrian sign and traffic light on the right. They drew attention to themselves.

Next, I applied an interesting processing method that I found on YouTube.
Exposure -2.5, Slight contrast reduction -5, Highlights -100 Shadows +100 White +70
In the HSL panel, the saturation of all colors is -100, converting the image to black and white. At this stage, it becomes clear where there is not enough illumination. A small S-shaped edit in the curves. Two masks. A gradient darkening the sky and a radial gradient in front of the first car.

Next will be the most fun. We are starting to return the color on the HSL panel.
A cinematic picture usually represents a limited number of colors. I chose the triad scheme. Orange as the main color. Both blue and red are additional colors. I added a little while remaining in negative values and changed the hue.
In conclusion, a little clarity and dehaze.

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Looking through your options, I liked the idea of jheu02 about the black and white option.
It's almost a monochrome scheme in color theory.
And to increase the cinematography, I skadriroval in a different way. Aspect ratio of 1x2.35 widescreen cinema


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Based on all of the above, Kerrowdown coped with the task best of all.
Second place - xs400

[xs400]

Nicely done Kerrowdown. Congratulations.

[Grimmus]

Interesting challenge @Fdooch (and thanks for the explanation). Congrats to @Kerrowdown!

[tuggie76]

Well done Kerrowdown! Thanks to Fdooch for an interesting project.

[Kerrowdown]

Nicely done Kerrowdown. Congratulations.

Thank you.

[Kerrowdown]

Well done Kerrowdown!

Thank you.

[Kerrowdown]

Sorry for the slight delay I missed this last night, anyway the new challenge is now up and running, just follow the link below

Challenge #446 - PentaxForums.com