Another experiment in processing dark photos

[drwex]

An A/B pair this time. Maybe more clear than the stair picture...

The unretouched image:


Not bad, says I. But wait, those terrace layers are awfully bright. What happens if I darken things down a bit?




Thoughts and comments always welcome.

Comments

[coraline]

i like the first one better -- the second one doesn't get you any more detail on the tower, it just loses the detail on the bottom.
really, you want to play with "recovery" in darkroom to retrieve more data from the overexposed areas, or at least play around with curves... or possibly try a different exposure (i know, too late for that).

[ahf.livejournal.com]

I like what the change does both to the terrace lighting and to the light on the right.

[mangosteen]

I have to say that I like the first one better.

There was no detail to be gained by darkening, and while the terrace lights were blown out before, it's more obvious once you darken everything else.

Also, what coraline said.

[darxus.livejournal.com]

Have you seen this? http://www.chaosreigns.com/hdr/photography/