strong lighting on a perfectly exposed subject may be able to be subdued with some tone control??
no 1 is better for me...head on shot i know but the profile has more out of focus detail and in no 1 you get both eyes..a crop at the top to eliminate the large area of dark would help to contain the image more...
you have ticked edit so i can have a go and get some well needed practice
cheers
geof
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ok Geof glad to see you needed some pratice care to enlighten me what you done, the leaf has improved it enormously many thanks
get the free version of Oloneo PhotoEngine Beta
http://www.oloneo.com
...its a downloadable HDR software package and the top sliders will bring detail out of shadow...and do a bit of HD as well...which i have found can over harden a shot...if used indiscriminately...which i have been doing...hence the practice
cheers
geof
cheers having a look