In this suburban landscape shot, right on the road outside my house, I used on camera flash to pick out reflective elements in the scene. I’m learning more about the quarter tone levels control in Aperture. The controls overall are less direct than using curves in Photoshop, but in some ways may be more integrated, working on the RAW file itself.
I wonder whether Aperture will ever add local tonal control at all? Without burning and dodging, it’s hard to call it a digital darkroom, after all. But if I can get roundtripping working better, perhaps I can stick to local changes in Photoshop, avoiding the levels that slow Aperture down so much and spoil the integration of the two programs.