Continuing my raw vs old edit vs new series from my 2019 Alaskan travels with this sea otter image.

Again the RAW really screams dull and sad. It is the true reason why photographers do not give out their RAW images.

The 2019 edit is a lot lighter than I went with the 2024 edit and cropped much closer as well. There isn’t really all that many differences in the images because there wasn’t a lot going on in the original. This little sea otter floating off our ship and I was on the very top deck so a decent ways a way.

Which edit is your favorite? Drop a comment.

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