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As I recall, there was a LOT more sunshine at first, so I think that’s why it ended up being ridiculously underexposed when the shadows came in at this point.
That’ll do it… 🙁
I received your original files on Dropbox, and popped them into Lightroom for a little rinse-n-shine! 🙂 First of all, this is why I shoot RAW, instead of JPG:
What you see there is what happens when the black channel gets clipped, and then JPG compressions mangles it… 🙁 If you had exposed 1-2 stops brighter, this would not have been such an issue. But I know there’s no use in crying over spilt milk now!
Here’s my edited version: [Link to high-res here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/4fzopgtc40avf6z/Lydia%20Bennett%20-%2020190511-LGB_0654-5.jpg?dl=1]