The 5dm3 is my dream camera ... I kept telling myself that I couldn't justify the cost .. but now I tell myself it's one cost I cannot afford pass up. I hope you do post some photos taken with it Jer ... I would really love to see them.

I took this photo in DC in April but had a hard time editing it the way I wanted. This photo is from the right side facing the front corner. I was trying to get the LaceMaple along with a piece of the capitol. It was shot a about 1:00pm in bright sun with a 5d Mark iii at f/4, 1/50 sec, ISO 100. Focal range was 28. I only resized the original but played around with two different techniques that I am not sure that I am satisfied with. Please feel free to comment, critique, edit etc. Thanks.

At least on my part my evaluation is purely subjective as I don't pretend to be a pro photographer or even to be skilled at composition or post processing... Having said that I like the original picture more so than the processed photos. The processed photos in my opinion seem to be a little washed out and the color somewhat distorted in PP and they just seem to soft to me, but then again I kinda like contrast in photos so like I said it is personal taste. Were you trying to correct for the back lighting in the original photo? Often when I have a photograph that I am unhappy with just a part of the photo in regard to color or contrast I will go into quick mask and set a gradient mask over the area of my concern and then return to the normal mode and inverse my selection and edit just the part of the picture that I am trying to add or detract from. What is nice about the gradient mask is that as it transitions back to the unedited area of the photograph it does so gradually so that you if did not go crazy with your editing people looking at your photograph should not be able to notice the editing ever occurred but will find the photo to be more pleasing. On your black and white photo I kinda like it it seems to have a little bit of a HDR thing going on, if you have not found them already photoshop also has photographic filters that mimic the old filters that B&W photographers used in the old days, you may want to play with those as see if they make a difference that you may find pleasing. Back in the day B&W photographers used the filters to control and enhance contrast.

It may be that you already know all this as you may even be a much more accomplished user than am I as at best I am an intermediate user... Hope that I helped and if not maybe someone else will read this thread that will find it helpful.