mobydickulous
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Post by mobydickulous on Jun 9, 2024 13:40:39 GMT -5
Just getting back into tumbling after 30 years, inspired by my 5 year old’s love of rocks. I’ve unexpectedly gotten excited about capturing photos of our finished pieces. This is my favorite photo of our favorite rock from our first batch. I’ve been experimenting with post-processing adjustments and can’t decide if I like it or not. Would be interested to hear what you all prefer. Raw photo ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/forum-rocktumblinghobby-com/image/upload/v1717959217/kfochsbmbqmpabn3zxyx.jpg) With a little post-processing ![](https://res.cloudinary.com/forum-rocktumblinghobby-com/image/upload/v1717958366/iundcz4rpsrhsvvgb4cs.jpg)
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pebblesky
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Post by pebblesky on Jun 9, 2024 14:17:19 GMT -5
Different lights change how a rock looks drastically and both of your photos are legit representations, maybe the latter a bit oversaturated. I would really appreciate higher resolution pictures that are not severely compressed by cloudinary though.
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Post by vegasjames on Jun 9, 2024 14:17:26 GMT -5
The post processing does bring out the color more, but so can proper lighting during the photo. I learned a trick from a professional photographer a long time ago. He old me when taking a photo that was backlit, such as people with the sun behind them, to use the flash even though it is daylight. This way the flash filled the shadowing in, from the backlighting, with light.
In your photo, I can see the front is somewhat well lit over most the face, but you can see clear shadowing near the top of the stone. So, maybe work more on proper lighting on the face of the stone.
Also experiment with the camera settings to make sure the lighting source selection (sunlight, cloudy, fluorescent, etc) is the best choice for the lighting available. We generally just point and shoot and don't bother with making camera adjustments for different situations.
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iamchris
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Post by iamchris on Jun 9, 2024 15:25:57 GMT -5
I'm more of a fan of the more natural looking one. I also agree that either would also shine more if not heavily compressed. Flickr and Imgur are good free options. Either way, thanks for sharing and I look forward to your future shots!
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mobydickulous
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Post by mobydickulous on Jun 9, 2024 16:39:13 GMT -5
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 9, 2024 17:19:50 GMT -5
I downloaded the pic and tweaked it. I removed the heavy color cast and lightened some of the shadowy areas. Then I just barely bumped up the white balance. I know that post production often needs to be done, but the less the better. I use Adobe Elements.
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pebblesky
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Post by pebblesky on Jun 9, 2024 23:15:42 GMT -5
They look so much better in resolution and saved my eyes. You can always directly post photos from flickr: ![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53780793550_df4abdb88c_c.jpg)
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iamchris
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Post by iamchris on Jun 10, 2024 14:22:21 GMT -5
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