In order not to blow out the sky outside the windows I underexposed the interior by 1 1/2 stops. Then I used ACR and the shadow/highlight filter to bring out the detail at the high and low ends, followed by Topaz Adjust to bring out the window reflections from the horse. I'm not sure that what people are seeing is "noise" but rather an exaggerated amount of "texture" in the concrete.
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WHAT??? YOU WERE ROBBED!!!! I voted this a 9!!! Great shot in my opinion! Don't let this discourage you because this was severely underappreciated work!
Well, thanks! Your comments really cheered me up considering the very low score this got from the voters. I guess that the problem had to do mostly with what some saw as noise.
Actually this was a very difficult shot to do with basic editing because of the huge number of stops between the indoor and outdoor parts of the scene. I underexposed the indoor part to get at least some detail in the outdoor part and then used Topaz Adjust which brought back many of the interesting reflections in the horse but also gave the concrete a gritty look which I think some mistook for noise.
I recognized the difficulty you had with exposing this during the contest and thought you might have done some adjustments or perhaps a one shot HDR effect through adjustment layers to get this... I saw the "noise" more as texture and detail during voting. Anyway, at least you know this was appreciated. Hope to see more good stuff coming from you in the future! If I had a member award to give, you'd get one!
WHAT??? YOU WERE ROBBED!!!! I voted this a 9!!! Great shot in my opinion! Don't let this discourage you because this was severely underappreciated work!
Well, thanks! Your comments really cheered me up considering the very low score this got from the voters. I guess that the problem had to do mostly with what some saw as noise.
Actually this was a very difficult shot to do with basic editing because of the huge number of stops between the indoor and outdoor parts of the scene. I underexposed the indoor part to get at least some detail in the outdoor part and then used Topaz Adjust which brought back many of the interesting reflections in the horse but also gave the concrete a gritty look which I think some mistook for noise.
WHAT??? YOU WERE ROBBED!!!! I voted this a 9!!! Great shot in my opinion! Don't let this discourage you becasue this was severly underappreciated work!
This is so great with excellent low, medium and high tones. I am amazed that you got the detail in the sky through the windo along with the darker lighting inside. There are few reflections on the window and wha tis there is barely noticeable. Great job all around!
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