Witta Priester
About the Image(s)
There’s a DNR fish hatchery about a mile from our house and we walk around there quite often. The two half-mile trails have ever-changing woods- and river-views, as well as salmon to watch in the spawning season. This month, the leaves of the big-leaf maples turned yellow and carpeted some of the paths.
This photo was taken with a Lumix FZ1000ii, (25-400 mm) camera -- my “walk-about" camera.
I loved the way the dappled sunlight lit up the scene. I flipped the original photo horizontally (not shown) and did some processing in both LR and photoshop. My objective was to emphasize the path — selectively darkening and lightening, sharpening and reducing clarity, in various areas. Also a vignette was added. In addition, I tried to add a little color contrast between the warms and the cools.
Now I'm wondering whether the final photo looks over-processed?
Also, would a warmer tonal range be a plus or a minus?
This round’s discussion is now closed!
7 comments posted
I have made a slight edit as a suggestion, to really emphasize the light. I took the image into Lightroom and used a radial mask to decrease the exposure around the outer parts of the image, leaving the path where the light is falling unedited. I think that helps to emphasize walking out of the shade and into the light. Just my take, but I think you've got a wonderful composition.   Posted: 11/08/2021 07:07:35
It reminds me that there is never one set way to achieve an end-point, and it is so important to take the time to experiment.   Posted: 11/23/2021 16:42:51