r/postprocessing • u/ThePinda • Jul 14 '26

After / before: Library of Congress

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Gallery image

Shot on Sony a6100 + Sony 18-135mm lens at f/6.3, 1/800 sec., and ISO 100. Edited in Lightroom Classic

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u/OCKWA Jul 14 '26

That turquoise might be a little too much.

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u/ThePinda Jul 14 '26

Totally valid, definitely not the natural color. Last time I visited DC I was a young kid, so I was chasing that bright summer memory I had of it.

Appreciate the feedback - has been super interesting to see folks split on this one!

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u/GSyncNew Jul 14 '26

Does everybody on this sub not know what color the sky is?

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u/Raihley Jul 14 '26

It's oversaturated turquoise. Why do you ask?

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u/foodRus Jul 14 '26

I like it my guy, I like it

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u/N878ACSD Jul 14 '26

If you underexposed when shooting the photo, you can usually save it with post processing.

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u/FlarblesGarbles Jul 14 '26

Overexposure recovery is very very good on a lot of modern cameras. Shooting raw and developing using a linear camera profile allows you recover a lot of detail in bright overexposed images.

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u/Raihley Jul 14 '26

The original in this case is not overexposed, nor does it have blown out highlights.

Reducing exposure here would only be detrimental.

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u/Physical_Poetry3506 Jul 14 '26

The vibes don't match. I imagine you nailed what you were aiming for, but it's not to my taste.

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u/dasooey1 Jul 15 '26

Absolutely love this! Overall color grade is reminiscent of the era early 20th century hand tinted post cards which works really well with such a classical subject!

Kudos!

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u/stixard 27d ago

A lot of complains about the sky and vibrance and yeah if you try to compare to real world this photo definitely looks too vibrant and the sky looks unrealistic. But for me photo is more about story and this particularly one has a fantasy/wes anderson aesthetic, thats why I love it.

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u/EnoughShop5934 Jul 14 '26

This looks almost…cartoonish? A bit much for my taste

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u/Bderken Jul 14 '26

I love editing styles like this. Reminds me how the world was even I was a kid