DiDi-McPhillips wrote: Kelly did you mean something like this?
Muted colors
Yes. Of course we are getting into the area of personal taste, not absolutes. But I think this faded version has a lot of charm. I would be tempted to now crop a little of the bottom off. A shot like this can be the basis of many nice variations, both for cropping and tonal treatments. An exceptional capture you should be proud of.
Get your blacks to look like ink, and it'll take a life on of it's own.
I do not have access to your raw to duplicate. But play with the levels.
When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.
The color doesn't work (either version) because, despite the wonderful shadows and angles, the green (and the brown) distract the eye. Since they really serve no purpose in the image they need to go. That is best accomplished by making the image monochromatic.
As for "inky" blacks, detail is still needed. So don't push everything dark to black, nor everything light to white. Add contrast and use the entire range (black to white) but don't leave too much in the middle range.
I want to thank everyone for their feedback. It is really helpful. I did one more adjustment in the B&W version and changed the crop up a bit. Let me know what you think.
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