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@paul-3  This is so stunning. I’ve tried “smoke” and it is so difficult (for me anyway). Really admiring this, bucweeet

@paul-3 Totally agree!

Have you tried that with macro @paul-3? I find that auto focus modes have REAL trouble with macro. To the point where I actually just move back and forth from the subject as a better focussing option.

@paul-3   Ditto to what Graham said, and he even managed to mention Einstein!   What strikes me as unique, Paul,  is how your face is more lit on the sides than the middle, a super-cool effect for a portrait (not to be confused with supercooling in physics :)).

I’ve learned a lot from this discussion about lighting and remote triggers.   Thanks LS.

@paul-3  Thanks, Paul & Federico!   Paul, you should see how hardened my car’s arteries get in years with tough winters – after several months of salt being sprayed up into its undercarriage!

🙂

Thank you Beaky and Kent for the honor, and thanks to everyone for your kind words. I owe all of you a debt of gratitude for teaching and inspiring me every time I log on this forum!

all the best,

Bruce

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No worries, @paul-3. Thanks for your helpful comment.

These are gorgeous shots, @paul-3 – there is a Church just south of Auckland in NZ that looks amazingly similar to this.

Thanks a lot mate @paul-3

@paul-3 I think it’s close to impossible to rework an image like this one in a good way. Your current edit looks fine, maybe you can dehaze it a bit more.

@paul-3 I guess I wouldn’t desaturate the colors, I would keep them more similar to the original. Something like this:

Hi @paul-3

I think you really gave your best to fix the issues in post-processing – your way to edit colors is great!

I would work on reducing the noise a bit more if possible.

Thanks Buc’s!

@paul-3

You beat me to this Graham! Love this!

@paul-3

I like this by bucweeet, @paul-3, it’s very dark, but somehow it draws me into it. The treatment works well, imho!