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redskies421

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Hello,

I recently purchased a Nikon D5100 (as well both a kit and telephoto lens). In so far, I have taken great shots while trying to manage both aperture, shutter speed, and manual mode, however, I am still getting used to the program that I am using (Lightzone).

There have been two photos that I have been trying to edit for my father, however, I just cant seem to get them right. One involves two muskrats..a mother and a juvenile, taken at a distance, however, when I try to edit it. I am just not keen with the results. It could be that it is simply too far away, however, I am wondering if someone could give me a brief tutorial or perhaps even do a quick edit themselves to show me what the program is capable of doing (which I believe is a lot).

The other involves fireworks on the fourth of july that I took in aperture mode while downplaying the shutter speed. It involves the ocean (which as you can see..has that dreamy effect) and fireworks. I thought to myself that fireworks on the beach would be the perfect time to experiment and I am happy with most of my results with the exception of one photo..every time I try to edit it in lightzone, it just seems fake..that is , when I edit exposure, saturation, and color contrast. One again, would someone mind either briefing a tutorial or showing me an example on how these photos can be edited properly?

Any insight would be much obliged..I am new to this hobby but I am absolutely loving it, however, I am still having a difficult time with figuring out lightzone (despite tutorials and tutorials).
These photos will be for my father, so I want to make them perfect. Any information would be much obliged (PS I edit in RAW but I am attaching the JPEGs).

Also..any critiques are welcome!

Edit. I cannot insert the second photo for some reason if you are interested..please PM me and I can email it to you :-) $DSC_0073 (2).webp
 
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IIRC the maximum file size allowed is 2.2 MB. If the file is larger than that it won't load.

I first used Photoshop CC 2014 Camera Raw.
I increased the mid-tone contrast (Clarity), and added some Vibrance. I then sharpened and did some noise reduction.
In Photoshop CC 2014 I cropped some from the bottom of the photo and added a very narrow black border.

DSC_Edit0073-1.jpg
 
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