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Have you tried a blended version? Assuming you bracketed shots, you should be able to bring out add'l detail in the shadow areas relatively easily. Even if not, I've had some success blending 2 versions of the same file and compositing them with masks to get the desired result. Of course, it depends on how much the 'shadow' version needs to be pushed to produce the desired level of detail...too much and a lot of noise can be revealed.
All that said, I like this one well enough as presented. Though I've not been to that location, it strikes me as a very realistic interpretation of colors in the SW in general.
I always wrestle with my SW images because I've always had the sense that everything lit directly by the sun is almost blindingly bright, and while the shadows are distinct, they also seem 'brighter' than encountered in many places.
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