Classic view of Cathedral Rock in Sedona, Arizona USA taken at Red Rock Crossing along the banks of Oak Creek near sunset. This place is thought by some people to be a paranormal energy vortex.
Image post processing not well done but includes:
1-Noise Reduction (NeatImage)
2-Selective color to increase sky contrast(cyan,blue)
3-Hue/Sat to increase sky contrast(cyan,blue)
4-Levels for overall contrast (Input: 7, .39, 234)
5-Channel Mixer - monochrome
6-Set white point with levels
7-Set black point with levels
8-crop,resize,smartsharpen
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Guess I should've met ya at high noon in Tombstone! ;-) Congrats on your top five with this lovely image which required WAY more vision than mine in terms of meeting the challenge--you stretched everyone's ability to appreciate what low key really is. As usual, gorgeous post work too.