In the cold light of day I realised you guys were right. It was too dark. That's what happens when you edit late at night when you're tired. I've replaced the original with a half stop brighter version.
Abandoned Orchard Apple Tree HRU Maki 210 Heliar by Nokton48, on Flickr
n my neighborhood there are remnants of the apple orchard that stretched for a good distance many decades ago. At the back of my property is one of the original trees, now gone wild.
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Last edited by Gabe; 6-Nov-2022 at 04:52.
Nice photo Gabe. It looks about a stop too dark.
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Thanks Alan. I tend to favour a slightly darker rendering of images than most, but again I think that in staring at the image for hours I had lost perspective slightly. I sometimes fall foul of posting images immediately, when leaving and coming back to them with fresh eyes might benefit. A whole extra stop is too much IMO, but I have tweaked it up about a half stop again and replaced the original. I get the feeling that my method of inverting colour negs artificially depresses the mid-tones in order to avoid clipping, which then needs compensating for to varying degrees.
Another possible factor is your monitor's output may be set too dark. This is the problem with digital presentation; everyone's screens are different.
Thanks Martin. It's on Owler Tor in the Peak District.
Last edited by Salmo22; 6-Nov-2022 at 09:00.
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