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Natural Illumination (10)
danbachmann Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 93 W: 15 N: 65] (555)
The Museum of Natural History in London is a Victorian masterpiece and so this photograph aims to show some of that style but also having natural light illuminating the two figures. This is a place of learning and I thought the image of two people being naturally illuminated worked well into that theme.

technical details: I almost deleted this image as it appeared over exposed, when in fact it was just that I had correctly exposed for the background, thus the momentary spot of light through the window (the reason I took the shot in the first place) was over exposed. Making an adjustment upon RAW coversion, adjust about -1.5 stops, gave an image I was pleased with. Some of the distractions have been cropped out (although it was a hard debate - two figures to the right, though in the shade, were staring up into the magical light that had appeared). Sharpening destroyed the feeling of the image, so I blurred much of the highlights.
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danbachmann Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 93 W: 15 N: 65] (555)
Sharpening
Edited by:Friso Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 30 W: 4 N: 12] (147)
A bit sharpening (by Adobe Photoshop Elements) makes the image even more attractive in my view.
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danbachmann Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 93 W: 15 N: 65] (555)
Shadows/Highlights
Edited by:cgrindahl Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 15 W: 2 N: 59] (225)
I played with Shadows/Highlights to bring out a bit more of the detail in the room and remove some of the glare from the light on the upper left hand corner. I accept that these changes may run totally contrary to what you tried to do here but I wanted to make the experiment anyway. This particular tool has become a favorite and I'm exploring how to use it with different images. You can come to your own conclusion about the usefulness of the exercise and I certainly won't be offended if you dismiss it completely. Thank for the opportunity. Your image is first rate, just as it is.