Photoshop Steps:
2. Auto-curves layer adjustment
3. Second curve adjustment layer to take more of the red out
3. Selective Color adjustment layer to fine tune color even more.
4. Levels for contrast
5. Second levels to fine tune some of the darker areas then masked sky to retain as much detail.
6. Hue/Sat adjustment layer for final color corrections/modification.
7. Resize and sharpen for web.
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There once was a barn in a field on a hill
With a dramatic sky and trees that were still.
Processed to perfection, composed just right,
Good luck in the challenge, this is a lovely sight.