Originally Posted by Sheiky
I think so yes, because it's more common and so less distracting. Just follow the advice of neuroanatomist.
Yeah I don't know how it would look either. At this moment I'm still the only one complaining about it, so it might not even be such a big problem. I'm not a pro, so don't take my advice as expert advice [img]/emoticons/emotion-4.gif[/img]What about this: I don't know if it would be nice, but personally I probably would try to blur out the background just a little bit so the main-subject gets more attention. This way the bright obelisk might not even need brightness-adjustments. Just a thought..
Jan
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I won't be blurring the background - to be honest I hate backgrounds that have been blurred in PS. If I wanted to then I'd go back and take the shot again with a wider aperture (I live in Paris). But I purposely used a narrow aperture in order to keep everything sharp. The photo isn't just about the fountain - it's about the background too. I wanted to bring as many famous elements of Paris as possible into the shot. It's also meant as a large wall hanging, so a blurred background would, IMO, be too much of a distraction.
Anyway, I've had another go at editing the image. I've darkened the fountain as much as I dare without it looking unnatural, and I've re-done the distortion correction. Apologies for the large files - I've uploaded higher res, higher quality versions this time so I can get a better verdict. Please pay special attention to the obelisk and let me know if there's anything unnatural about it (note though that it's also lit from the side and from behind which anyway results in some odd glows and shadows around it).
http://www.lotechdesigns.com/angelus/IMG_8946-3.jpg
Here's the original for comparison, with no PP whatsoever (the obelisk on the pre-distortion version in my OP had already been darkened slightly).
http://www.lotechdesigns.com/angelus/IMG_8946-Original.jpg
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