Processed
Photographer's opinions can vary quite a bit on how much post processing is "acceptable". Given the many images where Photomatix has been used, it might be obvious that I'm comfortable using whatever I think helps to capture - or enhance - what I am working on.
This gallery contains images that have been subjected to more than the usual amount of manipulation using filters or other settings though. My favorite filters at the moment are the ones from Topaz Labs. I find the filter called "Simplify" is particularly fun to work with. It has a wide range of settings - making it all too easy to over-process if I'm not careful.
I tried to be "subtle" with the images in this gallery for the most part. A few are more obviously processed than others but the general objective was to preserve some aspect of a "photograph" while enhancing - or simplifying - the composition.
I'd be particularly interested in comments on these images to know if you find them interesting or over the top.
Read MoreThis gallery contains images that have been subjected to more than the usual amount of manipulation using filters or other settings though. My favorite filters at the moment are the ones from Topaz Labs. I find the filter called "Simplify" is particularly fun to work with. It has a wide range of settings - making it all too easy to over-process if I'm not careful.
I tried to be "subtle" with the images in this gallery for the most part. A few are more obviously processed than others but the general objective was to preserve some aspect of a "photograph" while enhancing - or simplifying - the composition.
I'd be particularly interested in comments on these images to know if you find them interesting or over the top.
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Casa de Fruta - Old Farm Equipment
One more from a series of images taken at Casa de Fruita. This was from an earlier trip but the original close up photograph caught all the mud and cracked paint and rubber. Running it through a filter removed some of the details but I tried to keep enough to have the textures still show.
WhatSheSaw
on August 13, 2013I prefer over sharpening as opposed to dropping out detail on this kind of shot.