I prefer Clean, I think. Losing the outside loses part of the meaning of the
photo, for me.
But I'm still happiest with the original.
Chris
On 25 Feb 2013, at 06:50, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Differential NR, Lens Blur and Highlights down outside, a touch of dodging on
> her right arm, to get back the tonal
> values lost to NR.
> <http://www.moosemystic.net/Gallery/Others/Manley/Making_Tortillas.htm>
>
> I know grain hounds won't like it, but I think making the shadows creamy
> smooth reveals lovely, subtle tonalities and
> distracts less from the subject.
>
> Seems to me the center of the image is the lovely young woman, so less jungle
> appeals in the square crop.
>
> No longer documentation of family life in rural Honduras, but I love it
> cropped to just a portrait. The light is fabulous.
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