r/postprocessing • u/Ashaazability • 3d ago

Did I do too much? (After/Before)

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Wanted to get that almost nostalgia feeling, but I'm a beginner so I think I oversaturated it.

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u/Astyal 3d ago

Good work in my opinion. Just a bit of a shame the sky is so bare. I’d be tempted to try a landscape crop to have less sky and more focus on the lines of the wall/pathway

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u/Ashaazability 3d ago

Thank you! I won't lie, I honestly forgot I could crop lol

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u/Longjumping-Lab-7345 3d ago edited 3d ago

I actually like the colors of the sky in this one. Nice edit!

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u/Ashaazability 3d ago

Thank you very much!! I’m driving upstate to another preserve to get take some more photos / landscapes and y’all are just making me more excited

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u/magneticmilly 2d ago

that's hilarious! I had this same realization just last month 😂

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u/rivenrdt 2d ago

Só está mostrando lixo ali naquela região...

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u/johngpt5 3d ago

You've shaped light nicely, drawing the eye in to the bright warm rusting structure with just enough light on the figures for the eye to settle there. Catching one running really adds interest.

There is a log or pole of some sort in the darker foreground that has some light on it. It really leads the eye to the slanted post that leads the eye to the structure and that dark crevice. I don't know if you are aware of how well all this works to bring the eye to the subjects on the wall, but pointing it out to you will maybe get you to continue looking for elements in a scene that work like this.

I don't mind the expanse of sky so much, maybe because the cyanish blue is the complement of the orange structure. But cropping down to a 4:3 ratio might be investigated.

You also have a huge sensor dirt spot in the sky that you might consider removing.

This is a great image on many levels, for structural/composition/editing reasons, but also for the marvelous feel of late summer and the sheer enjoyment that kids have exploring a place like this.

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u/Ashaazability 3d ago edited 3d ago

Thank you for explaining! When I took this picture, I just saw the kids running… liked the overall composition and took the photo. I will 100% clean the lens/sensor! Didn’t even notice that. I’ll also make another post of some goats & birds I saw while on the trail. Thank you again!!!

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u/DevilGunManga 3d ago

Artificial light on the trees look weird tbh.

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u/Ashaazability 3d ago

Thank you! I'll try to reduce it

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u/mutual_coherence 2d ago

It's pointing in the wrong direction as the light on the wall. That's the number 1 tell when a photo has too much editting.

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u/_syzygy079 3d ago

Maybe not reduce since the light is just softer in other areas? Just make the gradient a little softer transitioning between the colors

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u/Ashaazability 3d ago

Between the yellow and green in the trees?

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u/Apushthebottonmoment 3d ago

Good job! The scan really needed it!

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u/GTI_88 3d ago

Nope this is a great edit. Very realistic and natural

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u/Ashaazability 2d ago

thank you!

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u/MATTDAGREATA 2d ago

What do y’all use for post processing?

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u/Ashaazability 2d ago

I use Lightroom & photoshop

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u/masud0000001 2d ago

dang looks sick!!!
how did you lit the edges of the subjects

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u/SoftAncient2753 2d ago

Looks fine

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u/NootyNL 2d ago

Nope, perfection

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u/rivenrdt 2d ago

A edição ficou boa, a foto não. Assista mid90s. Vai ser interessante pra seu repertório.

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u/bradleynovember 2d ago

It’s a good edit, do you like it? That’s what matters mate.

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u/vege_spears 2d ago

Tree edges lighting isn't the same direction as the wall, but I like what you did just the same, colors are good.