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**Bruce Clark** · 10-27-2019, 01:04 AM

I thought this looked ok in Lightroom but after saving as jpeg and posting on facebook it looked very harsh

Thoughts welcome

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**kiwi_jono** · 10-27-2019, 01:39 AM

Its a nice photo but the contrast is a little on edge for me personally (although not tremendously so) - but that said I know a lot of people like images to push the boundaries of what looks real.

Birk · 10-27-2019, 02:10 AM

A sharp photo, but for me the contast is whit the colour ( I think the blue) to strong.
Maybe reducing the colour?

Best regards,
Birk

Mike L · 10-27-2019, 04:19 AM

Originally posted by Birk

A sharp photo, but for me the contast is whit the colour ( I think the blue) to strong.
Maybe reducing the colour?

Best regards,
Birk

I think the contrast is ok but I agree that the blue is too strong.

bdery · 10-27-2019, 05:35 AM

The heavy contrast makes it look almost as if the flower was dried.

Wasp · 10-27-2019, 06:29 AM

I like high contrast, but this picture doesn't quite work. That said, I am not sure that is a contrast problem, perhaps the color balance is off.

**Bruce Clark** · 10-27-2019, 02:27 PM - **1 Like**

Thanks to all comments. Yes it was the blue. A basic error in editing. I knew the white balance was not right, it was far too orange, so I lazily went to Auto in Lightroom (it usually is pretty good) and went from there. Here it is again with manual colour balance and re-edited from there.

Thanks again for your honest critique.

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Wasp · 12-13-2019, 03:22 PM

Now that one checks all the boxes, great shot!

The Squirrel Mafia · 12-13-2019, 03:37 PM

Very nice!

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10-27-2019, 01:39 AM	#2
kiwi_jono Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,437	Its a nice photo but the contrast is a little on edge for me personally (although not tremendously so) - but that said I know a lot of people like images to push the boundaries of what looks real.

10-27-2019, 02:10 AM	#3
Birk Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: Koblenz Posts: 114	A sharp photo, but for me the contast is whit the colour ( I think the blue) to strong. Maybe reducing the colour? Best regards, Birk

10-27-2019, 04:19 AM	#4
Mike L Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canberra, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,488	Originally posted by Birk A sharp photo, but for me the contast is whit the colour ( I think the blue) to strong. Maybe reducing the colour? Best regards, Birk I think the contrast is ok but I agree that the blue is too strong.

10-27-2019, 05:35 AM	#5
bdery Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Quebec city, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,363	The heavy contrast makes it look almost as if the flower was dried.

10-27-2019, 06:29 AM	#6
Wasp Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Pretoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,663	I like high contrast, but this picture doesn't quite work. That said, I am not sure that is a contrast problem, perhaps the color balance is off.

12-13-2019, 03:22 PM	#8
Wasp Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Pretoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,663	Now that one checks all the boxes, great shot!

12-13-2019, 03:37 PM	#9
The Squirrel Mafia Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 3,058	Very nice!

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