Shot RAW, converted to TIFF in Photomatix.
Opened TIFF in PSCS, adjusted levels and ran through NN.'
Cropped slightly and cloned out a white line in the water, and a little branch at the bottom right.
Created copy layer and converted to B/W, blurred, adjusted brightness, and blended in soft light. Flattened.
Adjusted colours selectively (increased red), then painted areas with the sponge tool to increase colour a bit (greens and reds). Desaturated whites to about 70%.
Resized, sharpened, saved for web.
As for "vision", there is none really. This is just a place I like to go to. It is almost inaccessible in winter, and, even though it looks so peaceful, the area can be very treacherous; it would be a harsh place to try to survive if one were stranded here.
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Ursula, this is so stunning! I too would love to see this "in the flesh" someday, but in the meantime, thanks for sharing it with us to experience vicariously!
I think if you would have aimed further right and just caught the edge of the outcrop and more of the lake it would have given you a better composition.
Did you use HDR on this? It's one of the few shots in the challenge that I think use the new rules set to make something that works very well. You have awesome detail in the background that helps to frame the lightness of the foreground.
TC
The photo, to me, doesn't really convey much 'harshness' - it looks kinda peaceful. We had the option, yes, it was an option, to use expert editing and I see no evidence whatsoever of anything other then a snapshot - a good one though.
Ooooo, I really like this shot but kindof feel it, well, shoehorned into this challenge, well maybe it´s cause I have lived in Scandinavia all my life but this most definately is not a harsh environment to me. Eh, who cares, like the shot, gave it an 8, nice work.
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