tayassu said:sanj said:
That is a great idea!
100% agree. It would be really useful on many levels. Totally support it!
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100% agree. It would be really useful on many levels. Totally support it!
I didn't use the RAW - just processed the original JPG. To my eye, the photo's main subject is not the sunset, but the lions. Therefore the lions need to be clearly visible. Again, just my opinion. So all I did was lighten the darks and desaturate the colors a bit.
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dak723 said:
The image above *might* benefit from an increase in the black level or contrast level. But I haven't played with it myself so I won't comment further.
I can see this image both ways. In fact, I would probably create two versions - one like dak723 where the lions are easy to view and another that showcases the sunset more with the lions darker or in silhouette. (If that's possible.)
I think (and I'm only guessing here because I'm no expert) that the sunset would have come out better if a graduated ND had been used at the time. This would have helped balance the sun and avoid blowing out the highlights quite so much while allowing the lions to expose better. In other words, it would have given more DR to work with in post.
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aprotosimaki said:tayassu said:sanj said:
That is a great idea!
100% agree. It would be really useful on many levels. Totally support it!
VERY good idea! Count me in as a supporter!!
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Dylan777 said:
Couldn't help not participating in this beautiful photo. Although I'm not at the location, based the on raw, I'm seeing this...
Larger View: http://dylannguyen.smugmug.com/Wildlife/Ant-Eater/i-NTzSNZM/A
But then again, I can be death wrong ;D
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Fun project you've given us
Tough call on that one
You want to accentuate the lions whilst retaining the visage of impending darkness, you don't want to take away from the spectacular sunset, but by the same token you don't want it to overpower the lions
The feeling is there even if you left it alone with no pp
Great capture
My attempt at a happy medium
Tough call on that one
You want to accentuate the lions whilst retaining the visage of impending darkness, you don't want to take away from the spectacular sunset, but by the same token you don't want it to overpower the lions
The feeling is there even if you left it alone with no pp
Great capture
My attempt at a happy medium
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Very Nice Photo,
I took the challenge and did my normal , First Into Lightroom,camera, lens and white balance corrected. Then to Photoshop , first I use a software I recommend and am an affiliate for Piccure+ does amazing small detail to the image as you were using a 5k prime and even then does small detail and cleanup. Next I use Luminosity Adjustment layers and used the dark and
dark dark layers to selectively bring out the Lions in the shadows desaturated a little , Just a nice capture tweaked shot in harse lighting
walphotography
I took the challenge and did my normal , First Into Lightroom,camera, lens and white balance corrected. Then to Photoshop , first I use a software I recommend and am an affiliate for Piccure+ does amazing small detail to the image as you were using a 5k prime and even then does small detail and cleanup. Next I use Luminosity Adjustment layers and used the dark and
dark dark layers to selectively bring out the Lions in the shadows desaturated a little , Just a nice capture tweaked shot in harse lighting
walphotography
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The color in the original image is perfect. The added orange in the following images is gaudy and unnatural.
Just lift the shadows on the lions. By the way, this is where the Nikon sensors are far superior.
Just lift the shadows on the lions. By the way, this is where the Nikon sensors are far superior.
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there have been some comments about the colors being over orangish and such. i opened it up in dpp (no alteration, just convert to jpeg) i think the colors look better than acr/photoshop or lightroom it wont open in dxo (camera not supported)
p.s. this is kind of fun, there should be a timer. Everybody gets the same raw file and has 30 minutes to work with it, sort of an "iron chef" with pictures.
p.s. this is kind of fun, there should be a timer. Everybody gets the same raw file and has 30 minutes to work with it, sort of an "iron chef" with pictures.
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I apologize for posting a 2nd version. My first was the unprocessed JPG. The RAW file linked is a slightly different picture, so I used that this time. I liked the cropped version shown earlier, but thought the Lion looking at the viewer was important. Again, just lightened the foreground, and lowered saturation.
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