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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 127109" data-attributes="member: 9240">Outside of leveling the horizon, which will always look a little askew due to the sane line not being parallel to it, I like that photo a lot.&nbsp; You could probably improve it slightly in post, but I don't see anything in it screaming for help.The dolphin is a great capture that definitely needs post-processing help.&nbsp; I hope you're shooting in RAW, because these adjustments are easier and cleaner with all the capture information available than having to work with a JPEG, where all you can do is manipulate the current image state.&nbsp; With something like this it's easy to see what is and isn't working, and with the dolphin all your detail is backlit, so using the Shadow slider will bring that out.&nbsp; From there it's color and detail tweaking.&nbsp; Even so, if you're new to the software and post processing, clicking the &quot;Auto&quot; button in the tone section of Camera RAW is by no means a cop out.&nbsp; It often will come very close to optimizing the image, but even when it doesn't you can then reset each slider one at a time to see what it did and didn't do, helping you learn the application.&nbsp; I've been working with RAW files for 2 years now and I'm still learning some features, and unlearning bad habits I developed (pun) early on.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 127109, member: 9240"] Outside of leveling the horizon, which will always look a little askew due to the sane line not being parallel to it, I like that photo a lot. You could probably improve it slightly in post, but I don't see anything in it screaming for help. The dolphin is a great capture that definitely needs post-processing help. I hope you're shooting in RAW, because these adjustments are easier and cleaner with all the capture information available than having to work with a JPEG, where all you can do is manipulate the current image state. With something like this it's easy to see what is and isn't working, and with the dolphin all your detail is backlit, so using the Shadow slider will bring that out. From there it's color and detail tweaking. Even so, if you're new to the software and post processing, clicking the "Auto" button in the tone section of Camera RAW is by no means a cop out. It often will come very close to optimizing the image, but even when it doesn't you can then reset each slider one at a time to see what it did and didn't do, helping you learn the application. I've been working with RAW files for 2 years now and I'm still learning some features, and unlearning bad habits I developed (pun) early on. [/QUOTE]

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