However, I've been having a play recently, with dodging and burning. (I love whoever it was who made up these delightful names).
My first attempt was on a sunset scene, so something completely different for me to start with.
I hesitated about making any changes, as I really didn't want a lurid straight-out-the-paintbox image. As I hovered over the burn tool, the feeling was like sitting in the hairdresser's chair, nervously asking for exciting new colours to brighten up my image, but not so much as you'd notice, please!
So, I chose a fairly big circle and swept it quickly over the sky. Phew. Done. But I couldn't see any real difference. I think I'd expected it to turn neon or something, and was quite relieved to find it was more subtle than I'd imagined. I then had a go at brightening the white paint and the marker buoys of the fishing boat, and left it at that.
I'm not sure how it could or should have been done, but here it is the way I did it:
My next attempt was a disaster...I'm going to need some proper advice.
Here's the "before" from the RAW, with just the recovery slider used, as the sky was quite burnt out.
...and here's the result of my own attempts at bringing out the robin a bit.
Not good
So look out kind friends at Chesterfield Photographic Society, here I come.
Maybe there's a Christmas card in there somewhere....
or maybe ......
Not!!!
