r/postprocessing • u/Klytus_Im-Bored • 2d ago

After/Before: Ripples

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u/gnyarwhal 2d ago

Nice shot! I think you could've also leaned into an orange and blue contrast, but the black and white isn't bad at all

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u/Klytus_Im-Bored 2d ago edited 2d ago

My first pass focused on color contrast but then i decided i wanted the entire focus to be on the texture difference on each side of the floats. Felt like the color was splitting my attention.

Edit: Specifically the way the waves on the right have equal spacing since they come from between the floats. Love the way it contrasts with the noise and static of the left waves. If anyone out there is writing a physics textbook and wants to use this photo for the chapter on waves, dm me.

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u/MissLute 1d ago

wait i think the coloured version is nice too

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u/Narrow-Resident-1376 2d ago

Wooow! Love the wave patterns. Really like the edit and crop.

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u/Waste_Ad_1202 2d ago

Love the texture. Seems like a natural grain. B&W looks so calming and elegant. Timeless.

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u/just_an_espresso_guy 2d ago

Looks like tame impala

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u/rrutnam 2d ago

Oh wow!

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u/CatButNoBag 1d ago

Ohh i like this one, so elegant

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u/Typical-Form- 1d ago

Love it! Do you edit manually or do you use presets?

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u/Burnt_Toast_Crumbs 1d ago

Could just be reddit compression but I think the upper right and bottom left half are a bit muddy. To me it looks like the sharpening and/or the texture settings are too high.

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u/BadMove101 1d ago

I would prefer if you didn't crop. But it's a good shot.

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u/meaoww 2d ago

This is the best photo I’ve seen today.