Winter Engagement in Colorado

A few shots from a recent engagement shoot I did in Westcliffe, CO. And a link to the rest of the engagement photos.

Nice, I like 2 & 4 best.

I love the location/set up of #2! Beautiful!

lindsaytblum wrote in post #15505504
I love the location/set up of #2! Beautiful!

Thanks. I was fortunate enough to have grown up here. Such a beautiful setting.

Beautiful location!

love the first one!

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chrismallet wrote in post #15577382
Why does everything look slightly soft?

I keep the clarity around -10 in most all of my photos on purpose. In my opinion, when photos are overly sharp, the eye picks up too many details, not lending to the overall picture. When its slightly softer, you spend less time looking at leaves, blades of grass or branches. Just my opinion though.

I know Trent has his reasons, but I'm really struggling with the lack of sharpness.

The only time I hear this..... and "I see some grain" is on this forum and dpreview. Otherwise, its a non-issue

Same photos, processed using bi-cubic.

Very nice setting. I really like the 2nd picture. I noticed the softness, but it didn't bother me.

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Really like #2.

Very nice composition and capture of emotion only exposure needs a tad of twink.

Trent Gillespie wrote in post #15579090
Same photos, processed using bi-cubic.

I much prefer those versions, but then again, I'm not your client.