benbangerter

What John said. In Photoshop, "Edit> Convert to Profile> sRGB" to convert the image from your working space of AdobeRGB to the color space suitable for web viewing. And in my view, tilting an image to correct a camera misalignment is not cheating. A bit of color (in this case, saturation) adjustment would be OK too, in my book. Remember, if an image had to represent the actual scene as closely as possible, there could be no such thing as black and white photography!

Passion flower.

View toward the east from Cathedral Beach picnic area on a lovely

fall day. Right place, right time. Comments welcome -

Jade,

 

Lovely photo indeed, as are so many in your portfolio. Might this crop be stronger? Cropped, adjusted curves to open up the shadows, upped saturation to recover what the curve adjustment lost.

 

Ben B.

Thanks for the compliment, Sondra. I like your pix from the southwest, and am intrigued by the IR images. John, you are right, of course. This is over the top! I was trying to see what I could force from a very flat shot. Here is the original from the raw converter with no adjustments, along with a more modest rendition.

The rains in the winter of 2005 turned the Sonoran Desert green.

Some of my friends are amused by the composition. Comments?

This was a grey, overcast day, so I added a nicer sky (original is in

my portfolio). Comments welcome...

I think the light gave an almost "painterly" quality here. Comments

welcome...

You can't beat being in the right place at the right time - the light

was wonderful. Comments welcome...

A very nice photo in a lovely spot - maybe a bit oversaturated?

A quiet October late afternoon...

Connecticut in the fall, full shade, clear sky

Quiet pond, late afternoon shade...

A quiet pond in late afternoon shade...