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broby6
Nov-08-2007, 11:34 PM
This is a shot I took in Death Valley, and a crop with some color tweaks. What do you think? Are the tweaks overdone?

broby6


Original

http://broby6.smugmug.com/photos/219233055-M.jpg



tweaked version (Sorry - got the wrong file for the tweaked version.


http://broby6.smugmug.com/photos/219240323-M-0.jpg
schmoo
Nov-08-2007, 11:44 PM
Broby,

Not at all! IMO don't be afraid to get much more aggressive with your PP. :D
Arvan
Nov-09-2007, 03:56 AM
nice indeed! much better then the untweaked one.
Ann McRae
Nov-09-2007, 06:05 AM
Your PP is good - I do have a different crop suggestion for you - leave more of the left side of the image, and take some off the bottom. As well, I wonder if rotating about a degree clockwise would help.

Nice shot - Death Valley is really interesting.
ann
broby6
Nov-09-2007, 04:15 PM
schmoo, Arvan and Ann, thanks for the comments.

Ann, thanks, I'll try your cropping suggestions. I noticed a yellow spot beyond the second curve and with a large zoom it turned out to be a road sign. Assuming the post is straight up and down the photo actually has the vertical correct (rare for me!). The decided slope to the left is due to a series of overlapping alluvial fans - material eroded from the mountains.

I'll work on some more Death Valley shots and try to get them posted.

broby6
Richard
Nov-10-2007, 03:43 AM
This is a shot I took in Death Valley, and a crop with some color tweaks. What do you think? Are the tweaks overdone?


The tweaks are fine. You could probably push it a little further still. I would try to brighten it up a bit and I agree with Ann's cropping suggestion. Maybe even try a panoramic crop? :dunno

Nice shot.

Regards,