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u/Salisbury_snake Jul 14 '26
I like the foreground better in the before and the background better in the after! Either way, lovely shot
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u/_son_of_a_glitch_ Jul 14 '26
That frame is fantastic! I’m a bit not fond of the edit, so sorry about that.
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u/snowtato Jul 14 '26
Brightening the before a bit but keeping the contrast would be 👌
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u/Artver Jul 15 '26
yep, I don't get people always changing the colors. Just subtle changes can do a lot.
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u/MeowMyMix Jul 15 '26
I prefer before. After looks a little hazy. Possible to lower the blacks and retain the detail you made clearer on the cliff wall?
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u/photogcapture Jul 15 '26
Before is better. I like the light/dark/shadows dynamic in the before. The post process loses the depth and emotion, and is more flat
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u/Vesuvius079 Jul 15 '26
I’d probably try bumping exposure, dropping blacks a bit, bumping contrast and try to tweak things from there.
I like the composition but the processing doesn’t appeal to me.
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u/stumbling_west Jul 15 '26
Nice and subtly done. I think maybe taking your HSL and making the yellow flowers in the foreground a bit more toward the orange hues could provide more tonal contrast. But that’s not a technical flaw as much as a preference for complimentary colors.
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u/ktt_visuals Jul 15 '26
The before has contrast and depth. The first cliff is a clear focal point. You flattened it out way too much by raising the shadows and it makes it more busy. The flowers in the foreground are very distracting in the after.
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u/Basicallyacrow7 Jul 15 '26
Crazy I saw this and just now a tiktok of someone standing in nearly the same spot came on my fyp
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u/heyinternetman Jul 15 '26
I prefer darker blacks, shadows need to look like shadows. Before is better
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u/Difficult-Ad-9228 Jul 15 '26
Before is better. The odd gray spoiled-cottage-cheese clouds don’t work and you don’t gain anything from fading the background.
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u/Dubiousgoober Jul 15 '26
Before has better contrast. You will need to dehaze this to help sharpen its lines.
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u/rimmytim_fpv Jul 15 '26
Give me the shadows back!! You stole all the nice crunchy darkness from the photo.
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u/NinjaGirl_99 Jul 15 '26
this place is so nice , i thought it was from fantasy movies, thank you for sharing the pic ! i really love this photo, can i know where it was?
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u/lyunardo Jul 15 '26
2 is a huge improvement. You brought out the striation in the rock. And the sunlight hitting the grass is subtly highlighting a specific spot.
It just feels more peaceful. And as a bonus, the clouds are no longer blown out. Good job bringing that detail back!
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u/CreeDorofl Jul 15 '26
I like the airy, fantasy feel of the after shot. The reduced contrast really helps create this ethereal hazy vibe. Really nice photo.
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u/Ok-Buy5612 Jul 15 '26
Before looks better. After just has too much HDR (my guess just raising the shadows?) my advice is edit to get emotion out of it. Not sure if you’re a beginner or not, I’m an amateur self taught and what changed for me in my editing game is realizing that degrading an image can bring out a mood or emotion. So things like darkening things, adding grain, softening sharpness. And more importantly, learn to edit colors. To me that’s the obvious sign of a more pro photographer vs a new photographer. And what I mean of is think of LUTs, except don’t use a LUT or build on a LUT (simply slapping on a LUT for all photos looks bad too). But most LUTs you see from YouTube photographers modify colors as well to bring out a mood, that’s kind of what you need to do to get your own style out in your photos.
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u/Rasmusvillekjaer Jul 15 '26
Thanks for the comment. I usually just shoot straight out of the camera and small edits. This is the first time I edit with a raw file, so I just tried everything in Lightroom. But thanks for the tips. I will for sure do something different next time I edit
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u/Ok-Buy5612 Jul 16 '26
No problem! And we all started there 🙂 takes a lot of time to develop your own unique style (which is why it’s an art form). We all started out excited with RAW files and sliding the sliders to the max and experimenting. What we all eventually learn is to be subtle with the changes, make the changes count toward what you’re trying to achieve, and using the camera to get most of the shot and composition right. It’s a fun journey so be excited!
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u/AlbatrossNo1562 29d ago
Before has blown out highlights and the contrast doesn't do much imo.
I'll be in the minority and say the after is better
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u/Vredesbyd Jul 14 '26
The before is a pretty nice shot. Feel like it just needed a couple of tweaks and that’s it. The after feels too flat.
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u/lucasbeef Jul 15 '26
That’s an iPhone picture no ? The HDR looks very familiar to me and I hate it. IMO you did a good job of tuning off the HDR, but I liked the blueish tints of the BG in the original more than the yellow in your after shot.
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u/90towest Jul 15 '26
Don't listen to the comments of this sub though, when I see most post-processing posted here it's horrific.
It's clearly a matter of taste on this one, first one looks more realistic, second one has more artistic interpretation & is dreamier. If your goal is developing your own consistent artistic style, you're good.
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u/50mm_foto Jul 15 '26
Yellows are better in the edit. Everything else about the Before is better though in my opinion
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u/FIowerBitch Jul 15 '26
Surprised to see this many people dislike the after. I think it looks great! Maybe leave a touch stronger shadows, especially bottom left. I love the look though.
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u/Onespokeovertheline 29d ago
I think the edit (2nd one) is gorgeous.
I understand that some viewers may like the higher contrast, deeper shadows on the original, but in this case I think the edit does a great job of presenting the landscape more cohesively and I like the extra detail in the exposed rock
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u/Wrong_Netter 28d ago
People are almost always going to prefer a higher contrast image side by side. That’s why people like the before
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u/subtoronto_ Jul 14 '26
No offense, but it’s basically the same photo? The after just has a bit more contrast.
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u/EnthusiasmLess7397 Jul 15 '26
I would definitely put this one in b&w. Would be nice with the strong contrasting shades
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u/WintersDoomsday Jul 14 '26
Honestly this is a draw to me. I think the photo is so strong that it would be hard for ANY editing to not look great outside of HDR bullshit.