Originally Posted by
Steve Kaluski
Hi Paul, agree that the RP is better, but like Dan, I do question if the image is under exposed. I also agree with Arash that the image does appear quite contrasty, again controlling these will help, but are you shooting via the method of ETTR (expose to the right), if not you should, as you will have better files to work with, more data to have to hand.
If you hold the Alt key down when moving the Black/White sliders you should see where the blacks and whites clip and so you can avoid this.
The attached is less than ideal from working with the OP, but just balancing and adjusting the Blacks and Contrast you start to see far more IMHO.
TFS
Steve