the joys of photoshop (a before and after)

Tim

Tim

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ah, the joy of shooting in RAW and having a little photoshop know-how
top shot is straight outta the camera with no post-process, bottom shot is after exposure/levels/noise reduction/sharpen

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can i vote for straight out of the camera without offending? but then i've always liked a little darker look to things
gary
 
In the darker image, the point of focus for me is are the lights which leaves me a little lost. The second image focuses my attention on the building and also attracts my gaxze more towards the boat for some reason. I think you get more bang for the image with the lighter version.
 
Oh, pooh! I really like both of them for their differnt qualities. I'm such an indecisive punk when it comes to these things. Can I use a Life-Line?! ???
 
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personally, i like #2 or i wouldn't have posted the image. i like the brighter detail in the sky and the building and the overall increased sharpness in the photo. i know some folks like #1 but i dislike the dark shadows esp. when #2 shows so much more of the overall scene.
 
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Tim, if I've done anything against the rules by copying your picture, I'm sorry. Please remove this reply if it's out of line.

I like to use acdsee, and I am passing time by at work to see how it's results compared to yours. I clicked its shadow/highlight tool and then sharpened a little bit. It doesn't look too bad. Anyway, I'm just playing. thanks.
 
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I prefer both pictures :) Seriously, they both evoke different reactions. I do like the darker "night time" photo, but the retouched one really has a unique amount of detail.

The great thing about shooting RAW is the fact you have the option to get a variety of great images from one source photo. It does take more work to process, but I now shoot almost exlusively in RAW just because I don't even want that one "perfect" shot to be hopelessly noisy or underexposed, and I don't want to waste tremendous amounts of disc space storing Exposure Bracketed versions of the same shot.
 
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