"Mucking around"? I've done enough of that. If I go down that road it's about creating something from the capture that either looks nothing like a photograph, or is an altered reality from what the capture shows. Composites, changed backgrounds, removal of major objects, etc.
Just a crop and developing. For me this is simply processing, particularly since I see no manipulation with all background twigs and grass are still present. Side note, I'd be OK if you removed them, but many contests would.
NR, Crop, Sharpen, PS Neural Background filter, Faded BG and changed tint, and then Gigapixel.
That's just processing. Beautiful work.
Everything but "crop" there is "developing" to me.
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Those are both great shots, Dan! With your storm chasing photos, how much developing do you do after the capture?Being a huge fan of Panoramas, certainly puts me in the "manipulation" camp. That said, I am definitely wanting & trying to lear to "get-it-right" in camera. Skills like understanding hyperfocal distance, and natural lighting are huge. Then there's stormchasing... now we're talking about learning to go with what's in front of you & making the best of it. On one side of this you can plan to your heart's content and on the other... you just gotta go with what shows up! ( Please excuse the "non-R" examples - I'll be sharing new ones just as soon as I catch them
The amount of developing varies with the spontaneity & intensity of the storm. If you get into your position relative to the storm and it doesn't move unexpectedly, then you can plan & execute your photo so very little is left to do outside of stitching the pano together. If on the other hand the storm makes an unexpected turn or changes too rapidly, then more recovery work might be needed to make up for inadequate exposure settings. The storm photo above was one that required very little post production.
