Haha – well stated, Jude. I think we often underestimate how moods affect our perceptions. I think I like the dreamy one best b/c the (fairly sharp) red solid railing provides an nteresting contrast to the grey dreamy water.
Thanks Gramma Una with eagle-eyes!
I always prefer my original image to be as sharp as possible – then sharpened more during editing. However, I am becoming more comfortable with softening some areas of the image to provide better contrast with the main subject.
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I really like both sharp and dreamy! Hard to choose, it might depend what mood I was in! 🙂
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Haha – well stated, Jude. I think we often underestimate how moods affect our perceptions. I think I like the dreamy one best b/c the (fairly sharp) red solid railing provides an nteresting contrast to the grey dreamy water.
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I prefer sharp. Maybe because of the age and eye-sight…☺
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Thanks Gramma Una with eagle-eyes!
I always prefer my original image to be as sharp as possible – then sharpened more during editing. However, I am becoming more comfortable with softening some areas of the image to provide better contrast with the main subject.
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I always like sharp images better for some reason ..
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Me too. I tend towards sharpness and crispness – at least for some portion of the image.
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I would choose dreamy!
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Dreamy
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