South Louisiana had a record-setting drought in 2006. This shot was taken early in the morning to get the texture of the mud.
Post-processing:
1) Convert 2 exposures from RAW
2) Sky and ground on different layers
2) Mono Channel Mixer on each layer
3) Curves
4) Dodge & burn
5) Smart Sharpen
6) Save for web
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Nice texture, nice range of tone. Maybe a little too dark at the bottom, but that's no big deal. The clouds are luminous and the line of brush makes a nice resting point for your eyes after the dramatic crack leading the viewer in. Wish there was more detail in the brush - but you've got such a wide angle that makes it difficult and the photo is more about the vast view than the details anyway.
wow, i love this one, why ? coz of the perspective (that reminds me i have to buy on wide angle lens), clouds, little nitpick details, composition, and B&W choice which i love very very much - 9
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