Week 2 Example 1 Merry-go-round

[kessi]

This is my RGB version. I tried to keep the neck of the horses as defined as possible without going into blow-out mode.
cheers
kessi

[kessi]

This is my Lab mode. I prefer the RGB due to the lusher colours but I think I managed to get quite close with the Lab mode.

[ggroess]

Your LAB version is in a very nice spot...try adding saturation to see if you can make the colors better.  I think if you adjust the saturation slider and then just adjust the B curve in lab for additional saturation you might like the colors just as well as the RGB version.

Greg

[ggroess]

For the RGB version you could bring the mid-tones down a bit as shown in the screen shot.  this will add even more depth to the colors.  You are getting much closer with the neutrals..Remember that in RGB you can have a color shift in both highlight and shadow ends of the curve so if you chose a darker neutral it might still allow a color shift in the highlights.

Greg