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And looks like a nice, contrasty, S-curve there with well-judged saturation. Very much to my taste! Nicely lit, too.

Suggestion: tighter crop, maybe?

Question: how much playing was involved?

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Duncan
 
thanks for your comments. The only reason the crop isn't tighter is because I wanted there to be room to put text on the left, possibly in silver or white lettering. I should have mentioned that.

With regards to the playing in lightroom, I can't remember where the link came from but Bootstrap would know.

I can't remember all of the sliders to adjust to 100% off the top of my head and then adjustments after that to taste but if Bill (bootstrap) doesn't give you the link I will answer you tonight regarding the sliders to experiment with.

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Did you just pump up fill light, brightness, blacks and then desaturated? Because this technique gives you impression you are looking at illustration.

Regards,
jang
 
Barry,

I can't remember all of the steps as I am not at home and you would think I could picture all of the sliders in my mind but I can't. There were more changes made than that plus tinkering to taste but I will check it tonight. Sounds like you have been using this method or something similar as well. I do know that I usually find a 100% on the fill light slider to be too much and usually reduce it to about 20-30% and adjust black to taste, generally not too high. Clarity goes to 100% though as do I believe brightness and contrast.

Hopefully Bill might confirm the link to this Lightroom tip.
BaltazarIII said:
Did you just pump up fill light, brightness, blacks and then
desaturated? Because this technique gives you impression you are
looking at illustration.

Regards,
jang
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This is an effect I have tried (with varying degrees of success)..

I must say I like yours more than mine!!

I would use this shot in an instant, if it were mine.
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I'm guessing that you desaturated quite a bit. Maybe about to 20-25%. I agree with the Fill Slider and the Blacks Slider.
I'm also guessing a slight vignette.
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Yes you are quite correct on the desaturation. I don't seem to have as much success as you do with this process but I keep trying to match your excellence.

No vignette though but I agree it does kind of look like I did but I didn't.
Bootstrap said:
I'm guessing that you desaturated quite a bit. Maybe about to
20-25%. I agree with the Fill Slider and the Blacks Slider.
I'm also guessing a slight vignette.
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terdonal said:
thanks for the comments. I too find I have limited success with it
but Bill (Bootstrap) seems to do much better with it.

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He has made an "Art Form" of tweaking the sliders in lightroom... we mere beginners must slave away.. learning it a tweak at a time!

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