What can I do to save this photo (Page 2): The photos shared by Therwol are stunning. All appear to have been heavily edited, but I agree that only a few were overcooked. Each of us...

lwerthe1mer Loc: Birmingham, Alabama

The photos shared by Therwol are stunning. All appear to have been heavily edited, but I agree that only a few were overcooked. Each of us needs to strike our own balance in editing. I confess that I sometimes over-edit and don’t realize it until I review photos at a later date.

Paul Murray

This is better. I wouldn't do the dehaze filter. It makes the clouds unnaturally yellow.

To me there is more to be done to this photo. But that has to be your job. Also I would start from the original. The photo you showed initially looks like a lot of work has already been done to it -- e.g. too much saturation.

Please bear in mind that these are just suggestions. We cannot be authorities on any work of art except our own.

Good luck.

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

lwerthe1mer wrote:

I took this photo several years ago with a Canon Rebel XT and probably a kit 50mm lens. Not the best equipment.

I like the composition but have had difficulty in editing (currently using ON1 Photo Raw 2022). Any thoughts on whether this photo is worth saving and can be improved?

Thanks for your help.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

lwerthe1mer wrote:

I took this photo several years ago with a Canon Rebel XT and probably a kit 50mm lens. Not the best equipment.

I like the composition but have had difficulty in editing (currently using ON1 Photo Raw 2022). Any thoughts on whether this photo is worth saving and can be improved?

Thanks for your help.

It is not the equipment.
What did SOC look like before all the editing?

tcthome Loc: NJ

therwol wrote:

More than enough. I have always said here that people can do what they want with their pictures if it pleases them, so there is no criticism intended, however all of them look too overcooked to me and my taste. I prefer this "bland" picture of the canyon because that's how I remember it and that's how it came out of my camera. Don't get me wrong, I've doctored pictures myself but generally in more subtle ways.

I agree. Try lowering the saturation a little. The saturation slider is one that usually needs to be moved ever so slightly. Sometimes the vibrance adjustment works better if ON1 has one. Other than that, it is a beautiful scene. Nice work on the composition.

cashmety2

I'd add a bit more contrast to emphasize dynamic range and perhaps desaturerate the color, slightly. That would increase depth of the image more.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

To me, you have over-processed it too much. My suggestion is to go back to the original, if possible, and begin again.

StanMac Loc: Tennessee

the image is worth saving - it is a Spectacular view. A bit of dehazing to add some clarity to the distant views would help. I think 13’s darkening went a bit too far. I would also desaturate the colors some - my recent visit to the southwest revealed to me that most of the photographs I have seen of the southwest landscapes were over saturated.

Stan

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

jaymatt wrote:

To me, you have over-processed it too much. My suggestion is to go back to the original, if possible, and begin again.

It looks like a bad joke.
As asked before show the original SOC photo.

SalvageDiver Loc: Huntington Beach CA

lwerthe1mer wrote:

I took this photo several years ago with a Canon Rebel XT and probably a kit 50mm lens. Not the best equipment.

I like the composition but have had difficulty in editing (currently using ON1 Photo Raw 2022). Any thoughts on whether this photo is worth saving and can be improved?

Thanks for your help.

IMO, this is a well balanced image, compositionally. I thing that improvements could be made by color correcting, desaturating and a little selective D&B.

It's hard to work with just the thumbnail be here's an example of some of the corrections I'm suggesting.

Hope this helps with your decision whether to save this image or not. BTW, I think it's worth saving.

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joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

SalvageDiver wrote:

IMO, this is a well balanced image, compositionally. I thing that improvements could be made by color correcting, desaturating and a little selective D&B.

It's hard to work with just the thumbnail be here's an example of some of the corrections I'm suggesting.

Hope this helps with your decision whether to save this image or not. BTW, I think it's worth saving.

It's certainly eye-catchingly beautiful 🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯

PhotogHobbyist Loc: Bradford, PA

13 wrote:

I tried...how is this

I like this version but I would back down on the saturation a little. Just my opinion.

mffox Loc: Avon, CT

I would tone down the greens and reds just a bit. Also: try a de-haze.

Great pic, worth saving.

lwerthe1mer Loc: Birmingham, Alabama

And here's the rest of the story.

My final edit, changing the size to 8x10 so I could print a 16x20, is attached. I loaded the photo onto a website, Photography.com, on which I have ordered several metal prints in the past, and began the process of finalizing my project on the website. I received a warning message that the quality of the print was not good. I have abandoned the project. Perhaps I could have printed at 8x10 with no problem, but I like bigger prints.

As I mentioned in my initial message, at the time, several years ago, I was using my first digital camera, a Canon Rebel XT.

I still haven't figured out how to retrieve my initial, RAW image for you, but it seems irrelevant at this time.

Thanks for your comments and editing suggestions. I had fun sharing ideas with you.

Leonard

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allison011501

That one is gorgeous!!