Finches

[RogueDiscus]

I bumped the exposure a tiny bit, and raised the clarity setting. I also used the spot removal tool to remove the branch in the lower left corner.

[Second Hand Pat]

Nicely done Steve. Please keep it going!!
Pat

[RogueDiscus]

Thanks Pat. When you say "it" do you mean do more to this pic, or keep working on others?

[Second Hand Pat]

Yes and yes lol.

[RogueDiscus]

OK, but you'll have to make suggestions. I bumped up the vibrance and saturation a bit.

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[RogueDiscus]

Maybe too much.

[Second Hand Pat]

Place the saturation back to it's default position and play with contrast a bit.
Pat

[brewmaster15]

Steve is there a tool for sharpening? If so..try that in small increments.
Al

[RogueDiscus]

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[RogueDiscus]

OK, LR users. After doing all that processing, how do I save what I've done? I can seem to find it. I clicked the wrong thing and lost it all.

[SMB2]

When you process the original image, I like to make a "virtual copy" (command comma on Mac), also in the PHOTO drop down.
That way you have the untouched RAW plus the worked image, and you can make as many virtual images that you want as you try different approaches.

I almost never use the global saturation in the BASIC part of the develop module. You rarely want to saturate everything.
After you have done your routine processing, I would take a brush and add a bit of clarity and sat. to the finches.
I would take a second brush and add denoise and decrease clarity to the BG to make it more soft and blurry.

When done click "done" in the bottom right or just hit the G key to go back to the light table.

[RogueDiscus]

Thanks Stan! I'll give it a try. Since I'm new to it all, what would you consider "routine processing?"

[RogueDiscus]

OK, last time for now.

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[SMB2]

Since I'm new to it all, what would you consider "routine processing?"

Anything in the develop module from BASIC to CAMERA CALIBRATION.
Using brushes or plug-ins would be beyond the routine.

The more I have used LR the more selective I have gotten with processing; using brushes to apply changes to specific areas. Certainly a RAW image needs tweaking with the usual sliders but I like to add everything else with brushes. Once you get a routine, it doesn't take that long.