This is one view from the Inn of the Mountain Gods in Ruidoso, NM. After a summer full of rain, the trees were super green as well as the well-tended grass. Lit by the sun.
Shot in RAW: adjusted white balance and exposure; saved as 16-bit tif and tone-mapped in photomatix.
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Gradient Map on sky
Cloned out some spots in the grass
Crop
NI a couple times
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Sharpen
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I gave this an 8. Very nice capture and range. A more refined crop on the right may have made this even better in my opinion. Minor, but your title made me look at the 'unnatural' elements of the image, which contradicted it in a sense.
ok, I know the processing is one of those HDR things, but I really would like to know how you get your clouds to look that great! I've study your last picture but I'm clueless! 10!
this is a nice image, but, to me, not a great image. the different lines and objects create more a sense of visual confusion than that of a strong subjectless image. given the sky and the different things in the image, it seems like you could have had a field day working your way around this vista. possibly something with that tree at the bottom right, or the bridge, or following the pathway around to the left. just some ideas, feel free to ignore me.
Best: Some of the best natural clouds in the challenge...love them. Ability to capture a scene naturally
Worst: Wish there was something in foreground to anchor my eyes
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