Lyndon Church

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20 Jul 2008 - 1:34 PM

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I used the crop tool and checked the perspective box. You can use this to make converging lines parallel. There is also a need for the lens correction tool to straighten the curvature created by the lens distortion. I didn't use this tool in this case as I wanted to keep it simple.

I then adjusted the image using the shadows and highlight tool to show more detail in the darker areas. Levels and curves were next, not much needed there. I increased the saturation a bit and reduced the sat. of the yellows as they became too strong and had to be balanced with the rest of the image.

Finally, smart sharpen and save to web.

I think the dynamic range of this subject is too great for the camera to deal with. The lights are generally blown out. To deal with this in future you could take two or more photos ( on a tripod ) at different exposure settings ( shutter speeds ) so the lights are exposed correctly in one image and the shadows in the other. Then combine the two images in PS so you get the image looking balanced with detail in both the highlights and shadows.

Regards, Alan.

Constructive Critique!