Dear All
This is my first posting to this wonderful forum.
I am starting off by posting 2 pics (one camera jpeg and the other a photoshop edit of the same pic) of a typical scene that you see on Indian Highways.
When composing the shot, I was looking at a ray of light that was filtering out of the cloudy skies and I tried to create an exact scene as i was looking at it.
The exif data of my original pic is as follows :
Exposure Time = 1/320"
F Number = F11
Exposure Program = Normal program
ISO Speed Ratings = 800
Date Time Original = 2008-07-06 069
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Shutter Speed Value = 8.32 TV
Aperture Value = 6.92 AV
Exposure Bias Value = +1EV
Metering Mode = Partial
Flash = Off
Focal Length = 35mm
Exposure Mode = Auto exposure
White Balance = Auto white balance
Scene Capture Type = Normal
Contrast = Hard
Saturation = Normal
Sharpness = Normal
Image Type = Canon EOS 20D
Firmware Version = Firmware 2.0.0
When I reviewed my image and played around in photoshop ( I am trying to learn photoshop), I came up with the second image.
I basically did a levels adjustment, slight tweaking to the exposure and experimented with the curves till I got this present edited pic.
Please do take a look at both the pics and give me your comments. I want to know what settings should I have used to get a pic as I was seeing the scene. Also comment on my photoshopped version and tell me what do you think of it and how it can be made better.
Better still, you may tweak my original image and come up your edited versions. May I upload a full resolution jpeg of the original as well ?
I am here to learn.
warm regards,
Dr. Abheek Ghosh






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