Too much chroma?

[distant.star]

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Joyce Carol Oates, in "The Faith of a Writer" said...

"The artist, perhaps more than most people, inhabits failure, degrees of failure and accommodation and compromise; but the terms of his failure are generally secret..."

"More than most people," indeed -- I think most people are afraid to fail, so they don't try very much.

I have an old friend, an Irish priest. He and I have been in the pastoral work arena together. When I see him, he always reminds me, "We're failing, but nicely."

 

[sanj]

Thank you Dylan.
Very natural looking. It is not looking forced at all. Everything seems to be 'natural'.
Beyond this perhaps it comes to insecurities on my part. I keep thinking the lions and sky should 'pop' more.

 

[sanj]

Student of light. First of all I love your name.
So on the left is my version and on right yours? Am I understanding this correctly?

 

[sanj]

Norb.
Thank you for taking the effort and time.
My comment to your photo is exactly to that of Dylan above.
Appreciate.

 

[StudentOfLight]

Student of light. First of all I love your name.
So on the left is my version and on right yours? Am I understanding this correctly?

That's correct. Original on the left, my attempt on the right.

To me the foreground looked dark and sky well exposed due to shooting with the ETTR approach. I'm not sure how your screen is calibrated but my Laptop wasn't plugged into my i1Display pro, so my laptop might not have had the correct brightness setting. I just tried to equalize the contrast between sky and foreground, using the histogram as a guide. As you were there in the bush, you are the best judge of what looks accurate and true to life.

Out of interest, where was the shot taken?

 

[sanj]

Serengeti. Tanzania. Not too far from Klein's Camp.

AAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaa. It is heaven.