Increased range of 'Clarity' Control

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The Clarity slider has been extended into the negative range with rather useful results. Take a look at this discussion by Martin Evening at http://lightroom-news.com/2''8/'4/11/getting-negative-with-clarity-in-lightroom-2'-beta/ which shows it in global image use.

I just did a B&W conversion of an HDR image I took of our Yarra river and riverside and city buildings under a heavily clouded sky. An overall -1'' clarity setting softened the sky and river while a spot retouch using a high clarity setting help make the buildings and riverbank stand out nicely.

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A considerably larger version is at Zenfolio -> http://rconn.zenfolio.com/p137659444/?photo=h383EB98D#943634829 and a full screen display can be shown by left clicking on the displayed image at Zenfolio.

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I've found clarity can be of some use in portrait retouching as well. You have to be careful you don't overdo it and end up with an overly waxy look, though.
 
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