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Would you like a second opinion before nominating a photograph of yours as a Quality Image, Valued Image or Featured Picture candidate, can't decide which of your images to enter into one of the Photo Challenges? Or do you have specific questions about how to improve your photography or just would like some general feedback?

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Night Panorama

Nightime panorama of Nagasaki

I'm kind of new to editing photos. I want to upload photos to Commons and then delete the RAW files on my computer to make space, but I'm afraid of doing bad editing and then losing the raws. Can someone give me some advice on if there is someone wrong with this panorama? I believe for panos like this I should be using a cylindrical projection. I used some dehaze and clarity to try and clean it up from the weather conditions, I hope it still looks natural. I slightly changed the tone curve to remove under/overexposed regions. I mostly relied on the automatic settings to select exposure/contrast/highlights/shadows/whites/blacks. Any advice would be appreciated. Photos of Japan (talk) 11:58, 27 August 2023 (UTC)

This is very nice, however there are still some overexposed light sources. You should look into HDRI techniques. gugalcrom123: 💬 talk / 🗳️ contribs / 🖼️ uploads 14:22, 27 August 2023 (UTC)

Not quite the type of advice you're seeking, but perhaps also pertinent: don't delete your Raw files. Demosaicing algorithms are continuously improving, particularly with the advent of AI, but you'll need the original files to fully benefit from them. Your editing techniques and style will also evolve over time, so it's good to have the option to start from scratch --Julesvernex2 (talk) 14:48, 27 August 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for your replies. I guess I will learn how to do HDRI and get an external drive to transfer my raw files to.Photos of Japan (talk) 10:42, 29 August 2023 (UTC)

Some even say that at least TWO external drives are useful to always have independent backups. No data medium lasts forever... --Smial (talk) 14:06, 29 August 2023 (UTC)