Playing around with Aperture 3

[Slyanius]

Hi everyone,

I've downloaded a trial version of Aperture 3, and was just playing around with it. I'd like critique on the post processing on the photo.

Here's the before & after:




I mainly just brightened up his eyes a little, did some recovery on the sky and boosted the colours on his fur and sky.

How was the processing done on the photo? Was it over or under processed? Was the presence of pp obvious? What other areas could I have improved on?

I'd have to add that after all the pp, I realised that the lcd monitor on my macbook was not calibrated, it was a tad too bright so the photos might look underexposed.

[Wishing4]

In my opinion the colors are fine. Realistic and prettier than the first shot. I do think the head/face is too dark.