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Your comments and critiques are welcome

Best regards,

Herman

It is a beautiful fall scene. There is direct sunlight, so dark areas are losing detail. I tried to reduce the contrast and raise the shadows. The area on left opens up and more details are visible in the tree bark. Hope you find it interesting.

Best... Sandeep

A beautiful shot with very nice lighting and colours, Herman!

Hartelijke groeten,

Ruud.

Very true to life, makes one feel like entering the scenery, bravo ..

Beautiful image, Herman. I wouldn't change a thing. Everything in this lovely photo invites me to walk right into it. Well done!

Sandeep - I don't think your version makes sense. The shadows are out of context with the amount of lightening that you did on the left side. And really, there's a bit of romance and mystery to the darkness there that helps tell this beautiful story so well.

Each to his (or her) own :-)

Cheers ~

Alberta

Alberta, I did not increase light on left side, I just reduced overall contrast. It entirely depends on the curve you are using (in camera or with raw file). If you use linear curve, you will get more details but lower contrast. If you were standing there and looking at left side, you will see green leaves, not dark area. Our eyes adjust easily to variation in light. Of course, it is personal preference how much contrast you like in an image.

Best... Sandeep

Very pleasantly and a good invitation for a walk,regards.

RC

Everyone agrees to walk through this road; me too.. congrats. N.Köse

Simple but very well composed!

I'm with Alberta here.....Cheers Dolf