I am reworking some of my galleries consolidating them into one and reworking images in the light of 1) more experience, 2) improved and new software and 3) increased knowledge:
Before:
After:
What a difference! For this photo, the ‘before’ was the standard ‘out of camera’ jpg file, the ‘after’ was a processed ‘raw’ file that captures more of the light at the extremes; in this case preserving a lot more detail in the sky (highlights) and in the darker areas (shadows) such as the tree.
My processing of photos is going through an overhaul following the reading of some large textbooks on both Lightroom and Photoshop – I may talk about this in more detail in a later post.
So far in this new gallery I have started on the ‘Smallholding and Farming’ section and have a few entries in the ‘Views’ section. This will be added to as the weeks progress. With this gallery I am not just moving entries from the old galleries but I am re-processing as many photos as I can – this does take time though.
Here is another reprocessed photo, this time of doves in a dovecote:
Before:
After:
Not quite so dramatic as the first pair of photos, but the slight yellowish colour cast has gone and the colours are richer.
The Rural Gallery (which is still in progress) can be seen here.