Your opinion: To edit or not to edit and why?

[Frank F.]

straight out of camera:

Edit in NX-D & PSCC 2015.5:

 

[john.margetts]

That diagonal line certainly wants to go.

 

[SquarePeg39]

Edit. The colors and sharpness are better in the second version. Although I have to add that I'm not a fan of all that blurry space in the middle or that white distraction on the right.

 

[KenC]

Just to show that you'll get at least as many opinions as responses, I'd leave the wire, which I think creates an interesting separation in the frame, lighten the tree as you did, and darken that white area.

 

[Frank F.]

What would you think about cutting of or cloning out the "white distraction"?

 

[Braineack]

what is the goal of this thread?

 

[Frank F.]

collect opinions, try different edits, see how people react to them.

 

[Frank F.]

Next level: further clean, concentrate, add drama

 

[Ysarex88 82]

The color and tone response of the SOOC version requires repair. The WB is way off and the tone response is flat -- with no black in the photo and no highlights. These errors should be repaired.

Joe

 

[SquarePeg39]

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Next level: further clean, concentrate, add drama

For me, the crop on this one definitely directs my attention to the pumpkin better but the angle of it with only half of the face showing is a let down and still too much blurry blah in the middle.

 

[Ysarex88 82]

View attachment 129713

Next level: further clean, concentrate, add drama

For me, the crop on this one definitely directs my attention to the pumpkin better but the angle of it with only half of the face showing is a let down and still too much blurry blah in the middle.

How about like this:

Joe

 

[gk fotografie]

Composition wise not a strong image and also the color is rather poor, sorry.
Loose the unsharp, not interesting center-section and the bluish shadow under the pumpkin.
Flip the image so the pumpkin becomes the main subject, seen directly by the eye.
Well, just my idea of how I would edit this image.

 

[Dave442]

I probably would not have tried editing that shot. The pumpkin was just being too uncooperative and not even a glance over in your direction.

 

[Frank F.]

I am impressed with the last edit. great idea!

 

[vintagesnaps]

Looks like the exposure was off in the first one.

I'd try thinking about the vantage point, if you want to use the wire think about where you want it to be in the frame. To me the balance in the composition has the pumpkin too far to the edge of the frame; I'd like to see more of where the pumpkin is and not so much empty looking background.