Ben, we are just a couple of old fashioned dinosaurs. I know your goal is through-the-picture-window clarity and realism. I rarely do much except very basic processing. I just looked at the current edition of Outdoor Photographer magazine. They presented the winners and mentions for the 2012 landscape competition. The winning image was actually a fairly natural looking landscape of the tetons with great spring flowers in the foreground. Almost all the other images were highly processed with colors that would only be realistic on another planet in the solar system or beyond. I don\'t think I aspire to reach that level of pumped up processing, but I do want to learn how to bring back the impact that I remember for viewing the scene. I think I will reprocess this image and see if I even have the skills to add a bit more pop.
Jo, I don\'t think I sharpened this at all. In any case there is considerable potential to bring more attention to the mountains. I was actually thinking of going the other direction; i.e., darkening the mountains and placing more emphasis on the clouds.
Aug 02, 2012 at 04:39 PM
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