Inspired by a sports theme and having Table Tennis setup in my garage I decided to try my first low light shot. Used handheld flashlight with white paper covering to lessen the strength.
Shot in Raw
Adjusted Exposure/Shadows
Brightness
Converted to jpg
Increased Red/Decreased blue (Sepia feel)
Darkened Shadows
Hue/Sat
cloned some scratches
Added Border
NeatImaged
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I think you did a really good job composing this shot! The darker area around the edges help keep focus on the paddle and ball. I like the overall warm feeling as it adds to the nostalgia here. Kinda brings me back to my youth playing ping pong in the church basement...anyway.... The only area that bothers me alittle is the brightness of the top of the net crossing over the paddle. That could be brought down a bit and it would add more attention to the ball which would then be whiter. I also think on a shot like this you could actually soften it up to contribute to the mood. Overall, nicely done!
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