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Anonymous
I'm posting on /p/ for maybe three weeks now, wich was when I started taking pictures.

Anyway, took this one today, but I don't know how to improve it on PP. Coul anyone help? Or better, could anyone recommend me some good read on the subject? (with a torrent link to pdf, of course)
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>> BurtGummer !!RRMHFHglFsy
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Adjustments > variations > lighter > more blue.

...thats the most it needs really.

if anything.

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>> Anonymous
well i dunno what else youd want to do.
youve already pp'ed this quite a bit.
looks ok though, more composition wise i wouldve moved down and to the right a bit so the crosses arent touching each other...
>> Anonymous
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>>221378

well, actually the crosses are made that way. ha.

and I really don't know what else I'm wanting, it's just that feeling that my picture could got better if anyone with more experience helped me, you know?

Anyway, posting the original.

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>> Anonymous
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>>221374

hey, thanks, It's really better. :)

Gonna try it here. I need to start using the real PS and stop the lazyness of lightroom.

Hum, another one from the set.

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