Dopwn By Five Example

[mdmc]

Down by five, I visited you're web site and was compelled to comment.I hope you dont mid me using you're photos as examples. I hope I can help you and others display better images at least on the web.
By way of introduction, I must tell you that 4 years ago, I was completly computer illiterate, and now I know very little.
O.K. Anyway, the first photo is the barn and road w/s curve, I didn't comment when you posted it, but others stated my feelings about it. It looked like a very nice photo, but it looked so very flat. I down loaded it and ran auto levels on it in elements 2.0 and it looked like a different exposure! It had so much more contrast and the colores were much better.When I went to yuo're web site, the first pic I clicked on was barn and old tractor. That too looked somwhat flat. I ran auto levels on it and it was improved, but looked too blue. So, I adjusted levels manualy, and used unsharp mask.
And here are the results.
1 the barn as you posted
2the barn after auto levels
3 barn/old tractor as you posted
4 barn/old tractor after auto levels
5 barn/old tractor after levels&usm
One thing that I have learned about digital imaging is that almost every image needs a healthy dose of usm. I know others can help more than I, but I thought you would like to know.
Mark.