Wow!
Thank you William
This is a perfect example of what I mean when I say that I admire the skill and am all kinds of jealous and envious
I think your post-processed squirrel is absolutely magnificent
and if I were, say, for example, looking to purchase a squirrel pic to hang on my wall, which I'm not, but if I were, I would definitely prefer the processed pic hands-down over the the other!
Is it too much? No
Unnecessary? ha-ha, that's a tricky question...yes and no and I will settle on maybe. Depends on the purpose I guess...create a finished product that is the best possible? processing is necessary
Still though, the originals are fantastic and I'd be so proud of myself if I took them, minor imperfections and all! In that sense the manipulations are unnecessary...the RAW squirrel is still a great picture. I appreciate the realness of the background.
And, this is an important point--it depends on the skill level...in my case, coming from my incapable-editing perspective, because I cannot achieve processing results like that, attempting to do so is not only unnecessary but contraindicated as well
i.e. to create a finished product that is the best possible for someone like me, yes, it is unnecessary.
