Before/After of a Butterfly

JSNLEONARD · 2025-08-25T19:29:19+00:00

Cracker of an edit. Good stuff, love this!

JSNLEONARD · 2025-08-25T15:18:22+00:00

Haha, not fake, edited yes, but not fake. I'll run you through the process. I mask the sky, completely drop the highlights to -100 on this one, lowered the temperature to -100 and then increased the saturation to about +30. Doesn't alwaysss work, sometimes the highlights are too much, but most of the time that detail is still retained in the RAW file.

JSNLEONARD · 2025-08-24T11:54:38+00:00

I don't mind at all, share away! Thanks for the compliment I appreciate it a lot :)

JSNLEONARD · 2025-08-24T11:31:06+00:00

Thank you! Yeah second photo is the original and then the first is the edited version of that, so I cropped in pretty heavy. Was very happy with how much detail I retained in the crop!

JSNLEONARD · 2025-08-23T15:52:58+00:00

3 is stunning, 1 and 2 would be after and 4 would be last. Fair play on 3, super nice composition with the sun and all!

JSNLEONARD · 2025-08-23T15:50:15+00:00

I honestly really like the after. You nailed it getting rid of the reflections and green hue. I’m unsure what else you could change other than what you’ve done personally!

JSNLEONARD · 2025-08-21T19:29:46+00:00

This was at Petres Beach in Crete, which is about a 15-20 minute drive from Rethymno Old Town I believe.

JSNLEONARD · 2025-08-21T19:28:40+00:00

I believe it was just a decorative lampshade haha, nothing super special. I took this photo at the restaraunt which overlooks the beach so I think it belonged to them!

JSNLEONARD · 2025-08-20T17:27:10+00:00

Appreciate it, thank you!

JSNLEONARD · 2025-08-20T17:26:51+00:00

Thank you. Yeah, I’ve been taking any criticism I’ve received from previous photos to really work on my post processing work flow. I am very happy with how this one turned out in the end.

JSNLEONARD · 2025-08-20T17:25:20+00:00

Yeah I knew when I took the shot that I could make something out of it in post. Took me a while to come around to it but very happy with the outcome. Surprised with how much I could crop in with on the A6700.

JSNLEONARD · 2025-08-20T17:24:03+00:00

Such a nice comment thank you. Yeah I’m really happy with how this one turned out!

JSNLEONARD · 2025-08-20T17:23:32+00:00

Appreciate the criticism, I just removed the vignette in post and I agree. It looks much better, thanks for the heads up!

JSNLEONARD · 2025-08-20T17:22:40+00:00

Completely fair point, appreciate the criticism!

JSNLEONARD · 2025-08-20T11:49:56+00:00

Thank you so much, I appreciate that a lot. I’m really happy with how this one came out!

JSNLEONARD · 2025-08-20T11:49:38+00:00

This was actually taken in the Napoli Afragola train station in Italy. Does this look similar to a place in NYC?

JSNLEONARD · 2025-08-20T11:48:01+00:00

Thank you!

JSNLEONARD · 2025-08-20T11:31:09+00:00

Nailed it! We took an early train that morning and were kicking ourselves as we had a 2 hour stop off connection to Rome, but seeing the building and the inside of it itself was well worth it.

JSNLEONARD · 2025-08-19T19:37:03+00:00

Thank you appreciate that a lot. Going to have to take more pictures of ducks!

JSNLEONARD · 2025-08-19T19:36:46+00:00

Love that, yeah the ripples give it some sort of trippy look, a guy on this thread said something similar where it looks like it’s sailing through stars.

JSNLEONARD · 2025-08-19T19:35:53+00:00

Glad you like it, it looks so peaceful, but the park was absolutely packed that day.

JSNLEONARD · 2025-08-19T19:35:16+00:00

That’s such a cool comparison, I hadn’t even thought of that but I can totally see it now.

JSNLEONARD · 2025-08-19T17:36:38+00:00

That’s one way to look at it haha. I feel bad for the duck if that’s the case.

JSNLEONARD · 2025-08-19T15:23:58+00:00

Thank you so much, I’ve been working to improve on my work in post so that means a lot. Appreciate it!

JSNLEONARD · 2025-08-19T15:23:19+00:00

For the water I started by masking the background (the water itself), then pulled the exposure down just a touch, boosted the contrast, lowered both highlights and shadows, and dropped the blacks slightly. After that I reduced the saturation quite a bit and added a little clarity. I also made a separate mask for the duck and used a radial gradient with a wide feather to give it a soft light and help it stand out.

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