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Posted 14/10/2014 - 14:09
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The first looks better I feel, just because the interior lighting is softer in appearance, it looks too harsh in the 2nd. I like the general tone of it, the soft purple and magenta bleeding into blackness is a nice effect. I would reduce green saturation and boost red a little, and maybe crop in further to reduce the black surrounds ...
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Posted 14/10/2014 - 17:08
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McGregNi wrote:
The first looks better I feel, just because the interior lighting is softer in appearance, it looks too harsh in the 2nd. I like the general tone of it, the soft purple and magenta bleeding into blackness is a nice effect. I would reduce green saturation and boost red a little, and maybe crop in further to reduce the black surrounds ...
Thanks Nigel - I resisted the urge to crop any further to the sides as it would mean losing stars - and this is the first time I have ever managed to get any decent ones in a shot. Will see what impact adjusting green and red channels has.The first looks better I feel, just because the interior lighting is softer in appearance, it looks too harsh in the 2nd. I like the general tone of it, the soft purple and magenta bleeding into blackness is a nice effect. I would reduce green saturation and boost red a little, and maybe crop in further to reduce the black surrounds ...
Carl
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I suspect somebody skilled in PS could improve it - but using LR - the 2 very similar versions below are as close as I can get it.
The question is - which version?
All c+c welcome as usual
Carl