* Single RAW capture
* Two exposures from original file
* First exposure for sky: white balance to cloudy (6500); exposure -1.15; other settings at default
* Second exposure for fields: white balance to cloudy (6500); exposure +1.60; shadows 10; brightness 91; contrast +52
* combined in PSE3, sky exposure as background; other layers, from background up.
* added field exposure as layer, masked out sky
* levels layer set to screen to lighten field; sky masked
* empty layer used to heal dust spots
* levels layer (luminosity mode)
* hue/saturation (colour mode)
* empty layer set to soft light for as dodge and burn
* levels layer set to multiply mode; fields masked
* levels layer set to screen mode; sky masked off
Guesstimated score: 5.7 tp 6.0
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This isn't just a landscape, I really think it portrays earth well. Lovely colors, I like the subtle green in the background and beginning to sprout in the foreground.
The underlying idea is good but I think that more could've been done with it. Personally, I'd try to shoot through the wires so as to not only get the fence out of the frame but also get a much lower shooting angle and emphasize the texture, lines and forms on the soil.
I REALLY love the color and line in this photo except for the big black fence post, it doesn't work for me in this photo, i love the plainness and simplicity mixed with pretty intricate detail, i would probably clone out the post because cropping would get rid of the amazing texture in the clouds to the left
beautiful sky, nice composition but i would like to see more detail in the fence post in the foreground, in my opinion it is a little too dark to add any real value to the scene
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