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June 25, 2004 Mary Anne

First Light *

Florida


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ctfchallenge14-Feb-2005 02:34
Much better... IMHO. Brian
ctfchallenge14-Feb-2005 02:10
OK, I've increased the contrast and brightened it up a bit in levels. How does it look now?

Mary Anne
ctfchallenge14-Feb-2005 01:53
The original photo was badly underexposed, and I played with levels quite a bit to bring the image up even this far. I had reduced the resolution because I was running out of space on my memory card, leaving me less leeway in post-processing. However, I'll play with it a bit more if you say there's still some latitude in the histogram (which I don't really understand). I like the composition and the light but agree that it needs to have a bit more "pop."

Mary Anne
ctfchallenge13-Feb-2005 19:19
Mary Anne, Have you considered using “levels” to adjust the tonal range of this one a bit? The histogram looks like you’ve got some room to do this if you like its effect. Brian