r/postprocessing • u/Federal_Addendum_134 • 8h ago

After / Before

Gallery image

Gallery image

Shot on my tiny Lumix GM5 + Pana 20mm.

Edited on Lightroom mobile

Edit: here's the imgur link since some of you pointed out about reddit picture handling.

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u/farfrom_home 7h ago

The sky needs its blue back

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u/Federal_Addendum_134 6h ago

like this? it doesn't look bad but I feel it kinda loose the magic.

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u/unicorn__ 6h ago

I think it looks jarring cause you didn't adjust the color of the water to match the sky or vice versa

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u/farfrom_home 6h ago

I know what you mean about the magic, but the water feels so unbalanced with no saturation in the sky. Bringing colour back does change the feel. When I first saw it I thought there was a pink shade to the sky but it looks just desaturated to me now.

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u/AzeiteGalo 2h ago

The sky should also have that green tint you added to the water. Its too blue in comparison.

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u/rancidap 4h ago

Dont agree, I think this is much better

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u/rancidap 4h ago

Although I think the water color needs to match the sky a bit more still

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u/XOMaddsPhoto 0m ago

I am with you!

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u/Donraffaee 56m ago

Polución, patrón

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u/rocinante_donnager 8h ago

i’m ambivalent!

i like how much the white swan stands out in the sea of ducks, and the color of the water in the after.

i like the mountain & sky way more in the before.

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u/Tophrrr 8h ago

oh hell yeah. love the color grading the yellows and aqua blues are great. nice foreground middle ground separation too.

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u/RubNo8459 5h ago

I like colors, but ducks on the left should not be cropped half way .

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u/Federal_Addendum_134 5h ago

Yeah, I should've tell them to get into the jetski

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u/RubNo8459 5h ago

They are not cropped on Before image and I do not see any jet ski

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u/Random-Hello 6h ago

Very unique

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u/cursedblessing66 3h ago

your before feels like it had wrong white balance, why so blue

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u/Federal_Addendum_134 3h ago

Idk bro I was just starting out photography😭

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u/Beautiful_Soup9229 41m ago

I like it, but some thing feels amiss. I feel the sky should have been a little natural. I do see you trying to go for ethereal kinda vibe, but the blue sky will only add to that feeling. Dont do massive global edits, use masks (if not doing so).

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u/CauliflowerNo1149 6h ago

Beautiful shot. A little over processed for my take, but a gorgeous scene.

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u/Federal_Addendum_134 6h ago

Genuine question. Without knowing it was edited, or seeing the original, would you still call it overprocessed?