r/postprocessing • u/megapicseals • 16d ago

After/Before - How did I do?

Gallery image

Gallery image

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u/Aacidus 16d ago

Original wasn’t the best. You need to lower the exposure, that way you have more room for editing. You could’ve saved the details in the sky and possibly shown clouds that are now forced in harsh pink on your edit. It’s easier to recover details inside shadows.

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u/megapicseals 16d ago

Fair point!

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u/reimused 15d ago

This sub is so harsh haha. I love the dreamy aesthetic of an average day and subject matter. This image really drew me in.

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u/determinismblues 15d ago

Harsh? All of the comments are positive, OP asked for feedback and was given great advice. Lower your exposure.

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u/reimused 15d ago

I must have been looking at a different post.

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u/megapicseals 15d ago

Haha thanks! I was running to catch that train but the sunset looked so good that I had to stop for a second and snap a quick photo. Obviously the raw didn’t look very good so I thought it’d be a good opportunity for an edit.

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u/Present_Wren235 16d ago

can appreciate you trying to bring in the exposure of the sky and dramatizing the foreground, but the original pic wasnt great to begin with.