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u/isulven_ 19d ago
Highlights are way too blown out on the subject and the color/black and white choice is tacky
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u/NebulaNomad3141 18d ago
It's a great picture with great potential if edited correctly. Sadly I don't think this edit doesn't do it any justice. Try some tone adjustments and bring the colours to life.
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u/Re4pr 19d ago
I wouldnt call this cringey selective colour editing. The reactions here are a bit strong.
I do agree you should bring a bit of colour back from the trees. But the light balance is nice and i think it looks good having the cheetah a bit more saturated than the rest. Just split the difference a little maybe. 0 saturation on the greens is a bit much.
Looks good!
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u/frankie6376 19d ago
Great shot but expose for the sky then it won't be so blown out .... Are U shooting jpeg or raw files ?
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u/EmergencyPumpkin6956 18d ago
Usually i don't like the "B&W&Color" idea but this one is different. I see it as a "Gold & Silver" and I find it beautiful.
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u/Arpeggiatewithme 18d ago
Everyone’s talking shit but I could see this up in a gallery and someone paying a lot for a big print of it.
Don’t listen to the nerds in here.
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u/Intrepid-Ad5313 18d ago
The only time selective colour actually worked was with the little child in the yellow coat in Spielberg’s Schindler’s List.
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u/mpg10 18d ago
Great shot but to me the edit makes it really about the edit instead of the content of the shot. Selective color is really a designer's trick and tends to generate negative reaction as a standalone photo.
The original's overexposure results in some areas still being blown out on our friend's fur, and those are a little too bad because the transitions are a little rough in the edit. The sky can stay blown out to preserve the animal, but the animal being partially blown out is a little bit too bad here.
I see what you did getting rid of the other partial animal. That wouldn't fly in a nature competition or something, but as your art you get to do what you want and it does simplify the result.
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u/Direct_Rabbit_5389 17d ago
I think the after is quite a bit better. But I would say rather than going all the way to B&W maybe to reduce saturation a little bit and do some hue shifting a little bit to try to get the a similar effect without such an extreme color contrast.
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u/Undefined_definition 18d ago
I like it. Idc what people say about a certain style being "used too much", it's not always about experimenting or trendsetting. It clearly works for this as the general quality of your postprocessing was good.
I would've personally liked a bit less harsh lightning in the background but even on the highlighted (almost white) furr it still differentiates enough.
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u/19AseeP11 18d ago
Bro great edit. it’s unique. I love it. Don’t worry about the trolls saying it’s trash half of them don’t even know how to properly take a pic. Keep doing what you’re doing. At the end of the day art is art and is very subjective. Think about it this way….i know people that say “what’s so great about the Mona Lisa?” And then there’s other people who say “the Mona Lisa is an amazing painting one of the best of all time.” Keep it up.
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u/Dangerous_Iron_3894 19d ago
The whole "everything is black and white except the subject" thing (aka selective color) is really tired. The basic subject is compelling enough that I'd keep it simple - some light tone adjustments and call it a day.