How is my post-processing?

[lextalionis]

Hey gang,

I'm out in search for some that have spent some time etc. on calibrating etc. for correct color/brightness.

Essentially, I have not used any sort of calibration. The below images were post-processed from Canon RAW (my 30D) with Bibble Pro to my liking on my CRT monitor. I've provided links to the original RAW images for comparison.

So, am I close? Way off? I just want to know if I'm too strong or too weak in certain areas.

Thanks,
Roy





http://lex.urldownload.com/pics/zilker_1.CR2

http://lex.urldownload.com/pics/zilker_4.CR2

[Gabby498]

Roy, both look fine on my monitor. The lily can vary a lot in color so it is more difficult, but the lantana and the black and white butterfly look very natural.

[lextalionis]

Thanks!

I'm mostly concerned with contrast and brightness.

Roy

[bfphoto]

They both look great on my monitor.

[JamesB]

they look fine to me

James

[d2creative]

Thumb up from me.

[beetleman]

Both look good. However, the second shot seems to have a bit of a "yellow" color cast to it. What do you think of this?

[huxley]

i agree beetleman. muncho gooder without the yellow cast.

[markfh]

If you get your white balance correct either in-camera or using a white balance reference in post processing you won't have to "guess" how close the colors are. I usually use a WhiBal card when shooting and use that reference in my post processing. There are many other ways to get the proper white balance.

[zach-e2]

i really like the work on these photos! quite legit!
the colours are unreal!