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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)
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)
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)
