Antelope Canyon

Sam

Another reprocessed image from the past.

Sam

anwmn1

Sam- this is fantastic.

What are you doing different?

Hikin' Mike

Need to go there some day. Great capture, Sam!

PrevailingConditions

Sam - very nice shot. Is there a shot to show the previous version? I'm curious about what was done differently.

Mike

Sam

The only old version I have is a cropped B&W. Many times I will ether miss an image, or nor be happy with the processing and simply move on without saving.

Later when I go back I see the series with different eyes, and as time goes by I learn more about processing, new software features, plug-ins, etc, hence the results can markedly different.

I am an undisciplined, seat of the pants, intuitive image processor. I am not the best one to explain how I do things.

That said if I have one method that seems to hold through a lot of my processing, it's "selective processing". By treating the various elements, or sections of an image differently you can bring out the best of each area.
You don't need to process these different areas in any kind of dramatically different way. Many times it's just a push or nudge. Open the shadows, knock down or enhance the whites, increase / decrease specific colors. Subtitle processing of a good image can yield a superior image without any real obvious processing seen.

Sam

00SS

Very nice - love the detail and the color

GOLDENORFE

very nice, like it
does look an amazing place to shoot!

bgarland

Nicely done Sam.

I really enjoyed Antelope canyon when I was there back in March. I will definitely go back again.

zoomer

Very nice photo!

Awais Yaqub

Oh my god for a moment i thought i am floating into image.. awesome job!

Doug Solis

I like the sense of movement you get when looking at your image, well done.