Post Processing:
1-Noise reduction
2-Normal "Levels" darken/highlight contrast
3-"Curves" for midtone contrast
4-"Hue/Sat" to increase master, red, blue and cyan saturation
5-"Selective Color" for red, blue, cyan adjustments - rocks and sky
6-"50% greyscale overlay Layer" for light dodge and burn and for light color painting with red and green
7-"Levels" to set final black point
8-Flatten, crop, resize, smart sharpen and save as .jpg
No specialized processing, just straightforward contrast and color adjustments.
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Liked the composition except for the tree in the foreground. It seems to upset the balance of this shot. I know you can't remove the tree so I won't mark down dramatically. The cliffs are wonderfully textured and colorful and the cactus forms a nice framing.
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