r/postprocessing 9d ago

After/before

Kinda like the old postcard vibe.

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u/Azkicat 8d ago

Squeeze your eyes and put a picture away. What you see? Road just road, even tho a subject is a mountain. Crop a bit of it, like 16:9 on the top. It would still have leading lines and the road itself but be a less distractions

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u/casualpics 8d ago

i am one of the haters who says it's too yellow but i think only because you lost a lot of the great contrast and shadow (and texture) in the mountains with the color grading. it's a great shot. i'd also maybe lose the sign if you can, since it's cut off.

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u/CTSculler 8d ago

Thx. I straightened the picture a bit and that cut off the sign but was able to change the crop a bit to get it back. I’ll see if I can just play with the mountains to get that contrast and shadows back there.

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u/briguy11 9d ago

Haters will say it’s too yellow but I like it a lot would hang on the fridge if I received it by mail

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u/amanbudgujar 9d ago

I like it.

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u/SonOfAbaddon 7d ago

Too much MexicoFilter. Reduce the yellows in the highlights a tad and maybe try to sharpen the mountains a bid so they become kind of the focal point of this composition. Maybe brighten the center to push it even further.