« Reply #14 on: April 30, 2015, 03:55:17 PM »
Thanks all!
Something I need to figure out is - if using JPG files - then reducing/compressing the files in order to fit Photobucket - then LTBBQ is "flattening" my images. The original field of these shots - even as JPG files - are sharp...I mean razor sharp. And the colors lose a little something in the process too....so I am still learning how to manipulate the images, so that they have the same "pop"when I shrink and re-post them.
Any ideas and input welcome. I am trying to avoid processing raw files via Lightroom....Just more work. And - the pics straight from the camera are usually so good - that it seems un-needed *IF* I can find a way to preserve the qualities that make a good image.
I've never used Photobucket so cannot comment on that. I will say - on the screen these are amazingly sharp and excellent pictures. I do all my stuff in Photoshop - adjusting, flattening, reducing and compressing into jpegs. I will sometimes adjust the brightness / contrast to help some colors pop. As you know, anytime you move from raw to jpeg you lose a ton of detail - just the way it is. But, frankly, I don't think you need to be concerned - for reproducing on a computer screen - these are looking great. For printing - of course, you will use the higher resolution, uncompressed files.
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