Old Photos

I was going back doing a bit of keywording/tagging and came across an old favourite and decided to give it a bit of Lightroom development now that my skills have improved and the tools are better. Here is the result:

BEFORE

and AFTER

The changes are only global, no work on specific areas. I warmed up the image by about +6 , a slight increase in contrast, a touch of vibrancy and played with the noise reduction and sharpening but found that by removing the colour noise it made the best improvement without excessive smudging.

Bundanoon

KEEP AT IT
Keep taking photos. Even if you have no plan for their use. I have been so busy these last few months and have not been taking many photos. I decided to go out this afternoon to get a few shots. It was so satisfying and exciting when I found a few good subjects. I missed the light that caught my eye with this shot of Bundanoon station but there was still enough to make it interesting. I am experimenting with HDR going mainly for the more realistic look rather than the radical super saturated and detailed look. That might change. HDR is done with 3 or more bracketed exposures and merging them together. This is done in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements or via programs such as Photmatix Pro. Is this cheating? I don't think so. Great photographers of the past were masters of the darkroom. The dynamic range of sensors is limited compared to the human eye. We can see in the shadow and in the highlight but the camera can't.

Anyhoo, keep shooting,
Peter