Arthur's Seat in the centre of Edinburgh taken through trees from Waverley Park. Two layers. One on top softened and one underneath sharpened using Imagineer's 'lab-colour lightness channel' method. Central region of top layer deleted to let sharp layer through. Tweaking of hue/sat plus some dodging/burning over 'framing' region.
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Very nice. I like the idea of the background or main object, being so much brighter than the frame itself. Yet the frame has enough detail to be interesting in it's own right. Very nicely done. Just might be a ribbon winner. Good luck. <9>