Low Winter Sun 2 {Explored} (best when L is pressed)
The photo in comments below is the same image straight out of camera (well to be exact converted from RAW) as the processed image above. To be honest the image below is the same shot I have taken many times before and in its un processed state it is nothing special in my opinion. I am still not comfortable with over processing an image, as i have done here I think, but I do like the end result and it makes me think once again about all the pros and cons of processing and mainly is it a good thing to do or not. I mean I really admire photographers who can take shots and have the image they envisaged straight out of camera but I rarely manage to do that and at least post process does give the option to 'salvage' something. There again is post process just a creative extension of a process (photography) that is naturally creative in the first place? At the end of the day if the person who takes the photo likes the end result does it matter how it is arrived at?
Finally this shot is taken within 5 minutes of the previous b+w image and whilst the previous shot has a very sombre winter feel to it I think this has a much warmer mood. I know the use of colour has a lot to do with it but once again the same location, same light is depicted very differently via process.
Low Winter Sun 2 {Explored} (best when L is pressed)
The photo in comments below is the same image straight out of camera (well to be exact converted from RAW) as the processed image above. To be honest the image below is the same shot I have taken many times before and in its un processed state it is nothing special in my opinion. I am still not comfortable with over processing an image, as i have done here I think, but I do like the end result and it makes me think once again about all the pros and cons of processing and mainly is it a good thing to do or not. I mean I really admire photographers who can take shots and have the image they envisaged straight out of camera but I rarely manage to do that and at least post process does give the option to 'salvage' something. There again is post process just a creative extension of a process (photography) that is naturally creative in the first place? At the end of the day if the person who takes the photo likes the end result does it matter how it is arrived at?
Finally this shot is taken within 5 minutes of the previous b+w image and whilst the previous shot has a very sombre winter feel to it I think this has a much warmer mood. I know the use of colour has a lot to do with it but once again the same location, same light is depicted very differently via process.