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One Image – 17 Amazing Interpretations

Several weeks back, I posed a challenge to CameraPorn readers. Take an image I dug out of my archives in the form of three bracketed exposures and retouch it into the best final image possible. The “Revisit & Retouch” project was meant to be an exercise in compositing these bracketed exposures into one image, taking details from each, but what it became was an interesting and educational view into the personal style of each of the entrants.

Here’s what everyone started with:

After the jump we have 17 different interpretations and the best part, everyone gets to vote for their favorite image…

What Am I Voting For?

With each entry, I was continually amazed that each photographer came up with markedly different interpretations. Not a single entry looked like any of the others and each of them had their own unique style and approach. Below are the entries from 16 talented retouchers and yours truly. You should vote for the images that you feel not only best reflect the scene, but are the most interesting visually to you. Vote by writing the entry number in the comments. You can choose up to three. When you’re done voting, don’t forget to click through to the amazing writeups to learn how each entrant came to their final result.

1. Ryan Dlugosz

Ryan’s Write-up

2. Arnoldas Ramonas

Arnoldas Write-up.

3. Tim Grimshaw

Tim’s Write-up.

4. Ryan Harvey

Ryan’s Write-up.

5. Phill Price

Phil’s Write-up.

6. Brian Auer

Brian’s write-up

7. Scott Gardiner

Scott’s write-up

8. Eugene Lim

Eugene’s Write-up

9. Bill Hurlburt

Bill’s write-up

10. Kelly Pierce

Kelly’s write-up

11. Escapista

Escapista’s website

12. Sebastian Schroeder

Sebastian’s Write-up and his website (in german)

13. Tyler Hicks-Wright

Tyler’s Write-up

14. Rex Maximilian

Rex’s Write-up

15. Justin Berman

Justins’s Write-up

16. Kim Brown

Kim provided no write-up.

17. Ryan Goodman

Last but not least, yours truly. Here’s my write-up.

In Conclusion

Firstly, I’d like to give big thanks to all the participants and supporters of the project. You all did amazing work, that greatly exceeded what I expected. I’d also like to thank Brian Auer for inspiring the project.

It’s Voting Time!

Now comes the fun part! Vote for up to three of your favorites by putting the entry numbers into the comments. The entry that gets the most votes will receive a special treat from the CameraPorn crew. Happy Voting.