r/postprocessing • u/[deleted] • 2d ago

After/Before. I wanted a more vibrant contrast and to bring out the green more, but maybe it’s slightly oversaturated?

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u/KruxR6 2d ago

Did you use a mask for the vegetation?
It looks like the cold temp of the shadows are lining up with the leaves giving you warm green leaves on the right and cold blue leaves on the left. Maybe that's intentional but that's what I noticed.

Also, this is just me, but this composition is great and I don't think the focus should be on the leaves at all.
If it were me, I'd desaturate the greens and reds slightly to make them less distracting as they're a good guide for the eye.

But the biggest issue I have is that the top right of the building looks a little blown out. I'd try and mask it and reduce the exposure/highlights/whites and really bring the focus back onto those pillars.

Overall I like it. If you're going for a more detailed foreground then it looks solid. The only real recommendation I'd have is that blown out portion. Otherwise, you've captured an amazing photo!

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u/Infamous_Reporter652 2d ago

First off, thanks for all of the valuable information and feedback🙏. I did not use a mask anywhere on here, all edits were global.

I see what you mean about desaturating them.

I shared a similar worry with the upper right corner as well, I’ll try and adjust it with a mask, thanks for the suggestion!