Exercise: Selective processing and prominence

This exercise is all about the issue of visual prominence and using digital processing methods to create two new versions of an image with this kind of issue. I chose the image below and used Lightroom software.

P963:F4 @ 1/1000  4.3mm  ISO 100

I adjusted the original image above to make the walking figure stand out more (P964 ).I increased the exposure, contrast and vibrance settings.This does allow a better view of the walker.

P964: F4 @ 1/1000  4.3mm  ISO 100

Then lastly, made some more changes to see if I could make the figure recede into the background more.... This was a little more tricky and needed a light touch to avoid a too dark image ..so I limited the adjustment to just reducing the exposure level.


 

P965: F4 @ 1/1000  4.3mm  ISO 100

Looking at these images makes me think that maybe the starting point was not an ideal image to use for this particular exercise but I haven't yet been able to find a better one. I guess that it makes the point re what you can do with selective processing. That said, if a more suitable image materialises over the next few weeks, it would be worth my while to have another go..