Lovely colors

[pdcpic]

I had to pump up the ISO to 12600 for this shot as the weather was very grey.
but I love the scenery 
Bacton woods, Norfolk

[JHFoto]

Its a little too bright now, If you could pull the mid contrast down it would probably help............

[pdcpic]

Its a little too bright now, If you could pull the mid contrast down it would probably help............

I adjusted a little bit in lightroom, but not sure how to do mid contrast in lightroom.

I attached the NEF file in the link maybe you could have a go? And tell me how you did?

My edit: link here

NEF: here

 

[JHFoto]

Do you not have colour curves ?  In Elements I can adjust brightness in curves...

[pdcpic]

Do you not have colour curves ?  In Elements I can adjust brightness in curves...

most probably i do,.. I am still a noob in Lightroom.

I will have a look

[ChrisLumix]

Simply using mid-tones Levels in Elements:

 

 

Though there's something I like about the pale misty look of Peter's original. Sometimes getting the contrast "just right" is boring.

[pdcpic]

 

 

Though there's something I like about the pale misty look of Paul's original. Sometimes getting the contrast "just right" is boring.

Peter

[THELONGMAN]

Nice shot Peter, but I feel there's a lot more in there? -- well worth have a play around with ,

 

Geoff

[colinb]

As you posted the nef I thought it rude not to...

 

Level pulled in and the 'vibranance'' turn down a notch

 

 

Click image to view large

 

[THELONGMAN]

That is really coming to life now, maybe a High Pass Filter?

[Korky]

I like both the edits and if I had to choose, I think I'd go Colin's version over the one from Chris.

 

The image is very good btw - the two figures are perfectly placed in the frame.

 

Korky

[Phil]

Like Colin, I can't resist having a go

 

I've cropped to bring it more into line with the rule of thirds (made to be broken of course), had a play with levels and added some tonal contrast.

As ever, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I do like the original too.

 

[kev7d]

The edits certainly make this a really nice autumnal image.

[pdcpic]

thanks guys,.. seems I still have lots to learn about the processing aspect

[ChrisLumix]

I like both the edits and if I had to choose, I think I'd go Colin's version over the one from Chris.

 

I would too. Mine was really only to demonstrate what one 'corrective' slider can do, rather than a total fix.

[Craftysnapper]

That's a very nice image.

 

It's already been mentionioned about the midtones but as you mentioned light room, here all adjustments have been made only in lightroom then exported as a web size image.

 

I also used a grad to darken the foreground as I felt it was to light and needed it to bring attention to the people

[pdcpic]

 

That's a very nice image.

 

It's already been mentionioned about the midtones but as you mentioned light room, here all adjustments have been made only in lightroom then exported as a web size image.

 

I also used a grad to darken the foreground as I felt it was to light and needed it to bring attention to the people

 

Good idea about the grad to use it in the foreground. something to remember to experiment with