Activity for User 385 - Alan Kiecker - alankiecker@charter.net

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49 Apr 19 Reply Ha Ha … you saw past me :-) Yes, I have photographed this lighthouse many times and ships taking on a load of ore at the docks, but never have I seen a ship come into the harbor before! :-) Apr 24th
49 Apr 19 Comment This is a beautiful image! I love it and I love the story that goes along with it! Well done! Apr 19th
49 Apr 19 Comment Interesting image! The image looks kind of "busy". Its not the placement of the elements in the image, i.e. the telephone and the electrical boxes - they seem to balance each other. I think it is the overall texture that I am struggling with. Apr 19th
49 Apr 19 Comment This is a great image! I love how the butterfly and the flower pop out at us from the dark background. The catctus on the left is a bit "hot". I'd bring it down a tad. Apr 19th
49 Apr 19 Comment With just a bit of tinkering in Lightroom the colors can be brought out making this image really "pop". What I did: exposure -.12, contrast +33, highlights -100, shadows +100, whites +21, blacks -48, clarity +52, dehaze +40, vibrance +31.

Regarding the highlights and shadows choices … this is pretty much what I do to all my images. I could almost make it a preset on import. This was a recommendation from a judge at one of my clubs salons. It does make for a rather flat image, but after adjusting the other sliders the contrast comes back. If I do want more contrast then I will adjiust the contrast slider. Adding in the clarity and especially dehaze, I will usually have all the contrast and brilliance of the colors that I want. I almost never need to increase the saturation.		 Apr 19th
49 Apr 19 Comment Great image of your niece. The B&W rendering works well. The cropping is well done. It gives the subject a place to go. The highlight on her hair is perfect! The only nit I can pick is the light out of focus area behind her head. I wish this were not there; her head would stand out more. I would enter it and see how it does. Well done. Apr 19th
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