...Why is it that when I have a great shot with super detail and I post it to the FM forum it turns dull and hazy in the post? Any help would be appreciated.
How are you saving it for the interweb? With your full-sized edited image (the one that looks great to you) in photoshop, convert profile to sRGB, size the image to 700-800 pixels on the long size, then save it as a jpg at about 10 quality. Upload to the server of your choice then use the necessary URL here to show your image. Should look just as good as what you started with.