recent NYC edits

I've been putting in some work trying to improve with my PP.

Sorry but I think they all look a little soft... looks like you tried to HDR them and it didn't turn out to well... there are tons of tutorials on PP & HDR on the forums... I would suggest you start there... just mho... thanks

I wasn't going for HDR at all. I tried a high contrast, a lomo and a vintage effect.

Mostly the high contrast which used a blur effect, causing the softness.

I do appreciate the feedback though, Thanks.

I agree this look a bit soft, even considering the high contrast, what PP software did you use?

I see the softness you are talking about. I just used Photoshop. a few adjustment layers, a few masks. a gaussian blur, an unsharp mask and a black layer over the top to darken it a bit.

It was a new technique that I watched a tutorial on. Looks good on some well lit pictures where there is a big contrast between light and dark.

Thanks for the comment