nikon coolpix 8400

vendor at kamphang phet

Well spotted. Lovely composition. I like it a little tighter and more saturated.

i actually love the touch up vulcan did. great colour and brings the pic to life.

So do I. But in exchange you lost the detail of the face of the vendor in shadow you can hardly see his expression now.

You're dead right. Missed that one.

Better?

you guys are great , thanks for the comments and the editing.

apart from cropping i hardly ever use photoshop , maybe i should start learning how to use it.

You're dead right. Missed that one.

Better?

Contrast of the parasol is definitely better but still a lot of detail lost in the plants, bucket and paint cans, not to mention the saturation of high light area (white shirt, but possibly already lost in the original shot). But I'm sure you could have retouched it better if you did it out of RAW file (this is why I insist on RAW).

I am using some of these images to build up my skills with SilkPix.

The more I use it, the more I like it.

Thanks "TE". Glad to help.

I am using some of these images to build up my skills with SilkPix.

But isn't your SilkyPix a RAW to JPEG converter?

BTW can you do dodging and burning with your version of SilkyPix?

SilkyPix is a lot more than just a RAW to JPEG converter.

It works well with JPG's alone.

Adjusting exposure, white balance,

rotation down to fractions of a degree (a grid is imposed to get the levels correct.

I am about to try the perspective tools on KanWin's Lights photo to see what can be done there.

All the great things I learned about in the darkroom years ago.