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 Re: A PP challenge for you. | |
Thanks Ben,
Two words ... \"Channel Masks\"
As many around here have heard me espouse @ \"warm direct light\" vs. \"cool indirect light\" @ sun vs. sky ... this was a very clear example of how you had different lighting sources illuminating different portions of your scene.
The warm direct sunlight is striking the mountain peaks, while the cool indirect skylight is illuminating the foreground.
By looking at the red channel, we can see where warm light is striking/reflecting most. By looking at the blue channel, we can see where the cool light is falling/reflecting most.
These two pieces of information are valuable, but even more so, the channels provide a built in mask to segregate the areas of our image. I find this to be VASTLY SUPERIOR to doing brush work when working in mixed lighting. From there, it is a matter of doing all the things to S&P to taste @ balancing things to deliver your desired message.
As to the crop ... I might take some off the bottom (about 60 pixels @ this size) nearly flush with the horizontal line of the LRC bank grass.
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