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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: sdwilsonsct on August 14, 2013, 04:06:00 pm

Title: Overprocessed?
Post by: sdwilsonsct on August 14, 2013, 04:06:00 pm: Thoughts appreciated.
Title: Re: Overprocessed?
Post by: wmchauncey on August 14, 2013, 04:13:20 pm: Overprocessed...not to my eye. Would like to see the shadows brought up somewhat.
Title: Re: Overprocessed?
Post by: francois on August 15, 2013, 03:35:27 am: It's not the first thing (overprocessing) that comes to my mind and, in fact, I don't think it's overprocessed at all. It's a very fine image...
Title: Re: Overprocessed?
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on August 15, 2013, 09:03:46 am: Quote from: francois on August 15, 2013, 03:35:27 am
It's not the first thing (overprocessing) that comes to my mind and, in fact, I don't think it's overprocessed at all. It's a very fine image...
Me too.
Title: Re: Overprocessed?
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on August 15, 2013, 09:14:39 am: A bit dark...unless that's what you were after. But no, doesn't come across as overprocessed.
Title: Re: Overprocessed?
Post by: stamper on August 15, 2013, 10:58:11 am: I agree with the others. If that is your "vision" then there isn't anything wrong with it. I like it. :)
Title: Re: Overprocessed?
Post by: PeterAit on August 15, 2013, 01:38:00 pm: It's hard to say without seeing the original unprocessed image.
Title: Re: Overprocessed?
Post by: PhotoEcosse on August 15, 2013, 02:09:36 pm: Obviously, any sense of reality has been removed from the image - impossible to tell how much was done at the time of exposure and how much by post-exposure processing.

If you obtained the effect you were looking for, it is a success.

Personally I love it as a semi-abstract image.
Title: Re: Overprocessed?
Post by: NancyP on August 15, 2013, 02:56:08 pm: Very nice, not overprocessed.
Title: Re: Overprocessed?
Post by: AFairley on August 15, 2013, 05:57:24 pm: Quote from: PhotoEcosse on August 15, 2013, 02:09:36 pm
Personally I love it as a semi-abstract image.

+1
Title: Re: Overprocessed?
Post by: louoates on August 15, 2013, 09:20:21 pm: Well done. What I love about this image is that you can make some very nice vertical compositions from it also. And some different horizontals as well. That may be a good test for a good abstract benchmark.
Title: Re: Overprocessed?
Post by: wolfnowl on August 16, 2013, 12:29:44 am: Quote from: wmchauncey on August 14, 2013, 04:13:20 pm
Overprocessed...not to my eye. Would like to see the shadows brought up somewhat.

I agree.

Mike.
Title: Re: Overprocessed?
Post by: stamper on August 16, 2013, 03:37:13 am: Would you agree if there weren't any detail to be seen? Quite often I see this remark posted about images. If you had previous access to the original and had the chance to lighten the shadows and seen the detail, but the owner of the file decided against lightening the shadows then you have a point. The shadows add contrast to the image and that is - imo - important for this kind of image?
Title: Re: Overprocessed?
Post by: sdwilsonsct on August 17, 2013, 08:57:50 am: Many thanks for all the feedback. Here's the original for comparison.
Title: Re: Overprocessed?
Post by: Fine_Art on August 18, 2013, 03:06:00 pm: Looks good. No, it's not looking overprocessed at all. I'm guessing contrast boost led to the dark areas? A bit more luminance at the darkest levels might work.
Title: Re: Overprocessed?
Post by: sdwilsonsct on August 18, 2013, 04:37:42 pm: Quote from: Fine_Art on August 18, 2013, 03:06:00 pm
I'm guessing contrast boost led to the dark areas?

My newest infatuation is an initial global curve pull-down near the centre. Keeps the highlights but darkens and saturates the midtones.

Isaac: I am surprised how hard it is to find level in these kinds of pictures, as per the discussion elsewhere on the forum.