Coleseum

[alvse]

Hi, new to these forums. Thought I might start with a Before and After since I just got Adobe Lightroom.

Before
http://www.alvse.com/stuff/before.jpg

After
http://www.alvse.com/stuff/after.jpg

Let me know what you think.

[moracca]

I like the color of the after, but the colleseum itself could use some lightening... maybe something along the lines of this:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8156881@N03/494876815/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/191/494876815_4303a809ed.jpg" width="334" height="500" alt="colleseum" /></a>

[Dazyl]

I love the after colors. Very dramatic! But there seems to be some pixellation and haloing around the edges of the Coliseum -- perhaps from too-high contrast?

It's an astonishing difference, though.

[wulf]

The sky is definitely improved, although I agree with Morocca on the need to lighten the building and Dazyl on the haloing.

I would also want to lose the purple tinge in the bottom left and perhaps crop the picture to reduce some of the plain blue at the top.

Wulf

[alvse]

thanks for the tips fellas