Someone recently posted, not in this forum but in the general forum, about posting our "naked" files, his term for a non-processed image file (which, of course, really cannot happen in digital unless it's a RAW file). As I was playing today with an image it clearly showed why I process my digital files and how big of a difference it makes to do so. I do understand contest rules and would abide by any processing contest rules if I chose to enter an image so no need for anyone to comment on that. Good processing can make a decent shot a much nicer shot, and yes I do try to "get it right" in camera but that simply cannot always be done. This RAW image was taken at a hummingbird feeder. I used Topaz DeNoise, LrC, and PS to complete the processing. The original image is in the middle, top is the Topaz DeNoise image (also made the subject larger in LrC), and bottom is the image as completed in LrC after the feeder was removed in PS. I have a hard time understanding why someone would not want to process their images to be the best that they can be. For me, processing images is digital magic, a bit like watching the image come up in the photo processing bath for BW film.
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