The Highlights Of Sunlit Photography

August 10, 2009 by Rob

Sunlit Crab

Colored But Not Forgotten

This tidal pool crab, brightly colored and lit on his face, but with hind-quarters drenched in shadows, demonstrates one of the many quagmires of photography; Whether or not to push the pixels in the digital darkroom. You know the darkened, rear parts of this crustacean’s body are there, but you just can’t quite see them. Do I make this a perfect image by pulling out those details? Nope, not this time. Just look at the colors on the face and claws of this sea creature! Who cares about these particular shadows anyway?