Keep or Not

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Is flash making it look too fake or dramatic. Keep or trash?
Full Frame.
7.1
500mm/1.4
Eval @+1
Flash @ -1/1/3
1/250s
ISO 400

[Ian Cassell]

I don't think it looks fake. Maybe a bit too hot, but not much. I'd keep it.

[David Stephens]

Looks like a keeper to me. It's well framed, full of detail and not blown out (but close).

[Don Hamilton Jr.]

I like,, Vote for the keeper, check the intenisty levels, but i do not think the whites are blown out of the ball park! Like your crop!
don

[David Thomasson]

Keep! I like it, Jackie. If you shot raw, you can probably pull more fine detail out of the highlights.

[Alfred Forns]

Bit time keeper for me Jackie I'm sure the whites can be tweaked, will give it a try at home and as David said doing form the raw image is the way to go !!! Excellent composition !!

[Peter Farrell]

Beautiful composition, Jackie. Great detail through most of the whites. A keeper for sure.
Peter

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Jackie Played around with the contrast for the whites !!

[Lance Peters]

Keepr for sure - like the composition and AL'S repost puts more details in the whites and you can do better from the RAW.
Keep!

[David Thomasson]

Lots of nice detail tucked away in the jpeg. The raw should be even better.

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Congrats Jackie. Love the comp and the re posts shows that is a definite keeper. :)

[Alfred Forns]

Hi David .. got lots of detail out of that bill !! Sweet !!!

[David Thomasson]

Hi David .. got lots of detail out of that bill !! Sweet !!!

That's Topaz Detail. Gets at the small stuff without creating artifacts. Nice little plug-in.

[Harold Davis]

there ya go, jackie....two great reposts. i think you could go either way. i like the artistic expression of the OP and the detail brought out in the reposts. two different images. personal taste. great compo!! nice job!!!!!

[Dave Mills]

Hi Jackie,came in late on this but I'm sure you have your answer. Good detail(improved upon in reposts) and light.
More importantly it's a strong closeup which holds ones interest!

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Funny, I was going to trash it. Will go back to the original file and rework. Thanks everybody! Dave (Mills), I like your observation about the close-up. Dave T, thanks for your work, didn't know Topaz detail didn't bring out artifacts. Good info!
We must have differently calibrated monitors. The highest value I got was 230. Too much flash???

[Harshad Barve]

Keeper for sure and David , you are just tooooooo good :)
TFS