Aspen grove near Bridgeport, CA #3

by Sherri on October 17, 2007

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Photo – Aspen grove revised (cut both the saturation and the underexposure by 1/2)

For those of you that have been adding your comments regarding this Aspen grove shot, I’ve added the 3rd shot that I hope will be the pick of the pics.

What do you think?

Aspen grove near Bridgeport, CA

by Sherri on October 17, 2007

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Photo # 1 – As shot (Aspen grove near Bridgeport, CA)

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Photo # 2 was underexposed, then saturated (Aspen grove near Bridgport, CA)

It looks like we are not going to get in a fall color shoot this year in the high country. We were in Sierra County, near Truckee about 3 weeks ago and we were too early. Now, it’s too late. So I decided to put up a photo from our fall colors trip last October, along scenic highway 395. Actually, I’m putting up 2 of them again and I would love your opinion on which one you prefer. I will go ahead and give you my opinion. I prefer #2. But, I loved #1 until I started experimenting with it.

I’m learning that just about any photo can be improved, even when you think it can’t. But, then again, that’s just my opinion!

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Photo #1 – As shot

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Photo #2 – Experimented with saturation in PhotoShop

I’d love to hear your opinions about the 2 photos above. Which one do you like best?