Water Tower

[Rogeroty]

Does it look too processed or should i tone it down a little bit?

thanks in adv

Exif data
Camera Nikon Coolpix P6000
Exposure 0.006 sec (1/170)
Aperture f/4.4
Focal Length 15 mm
Exposure Bias 0 EV
ISO Speed 64

[lputman]

It doesn't look too processed to me, it does look dark though.

[navcom]

It's kind of hard to tell. It's very underexposed so all the details are very dark. What did you do in post?

[PaulBlythe]

As is, it's a nice shot but certain elements are under/over exposed. If it was shot using raw, I'd be tempted to create two exposures [one for highlight detail & one for shadow detail] and blend them together ... or if you have Photoshop [inc' Elements] I'd try using the Shadows/Highlights tool or the dodge & burn tools.

In this situation I would have either used a graduated neutral density filter while the photo was being taken. The clouds would be less burned out, you'd get more detail from the towers base, and only need a little touch up work to lighten the upper section of the tower. Or/and taken bracketed shots for blend together as a HDR... sometimes its the only way.

Hope the feed back is useful.