I shot the sunset above a couple days ago in New Hampshire. Here’s another from the same set:
And another:
And another:
And another:
And another:
Which are best? Are any really good? Or all of them? Or none?
Some are obviously enhanced with digital tools: adjusted in brightness, contrast, exposure, color balance, vibrance, detail, saturation, white and black levels, temperature and other variables. But didn’t we do the same thing with dodges, pushes and other tricks in darkrooms? I did, back in the decade. There’s art to all that too.
I wonder, because — almost invariably — the shots other people call favorites are not often my own. Some of the above were labeled favorites by the great Thomas Hawk, which is a badge of honor. So I do assume that at least those are good. But the rest? You tell me, if you’re up for it. If not, I’ll still shoot and publish away, favoring more rather than less, because that’s what I do. 🙂
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