IMG_1357.CR2
Open raw file into Photomatix and use settings:
Strength = 100
Color Saturation = 51
Light Smoothing = High
White Point = 0
Black Point = 0
Gamma = 0.76
Temperature = 3
Saturation Highlights = 5
Saturation Shadows = 5
Microcontrast = 10
Micro-smoothing = 2
Highlights Smoothing = 0
Shadows Smoothing = 0
Shadows Clipping = 0
Method = Details Enhancer
Output depth = 16-bit
Open in CS3:
Heal lens flare at bottom centre.
Neat Image at Default settings.
Dodge & Burn to bring out sunbeams & mountains.
Levels = 31, 1.14, 225.
Curves = medium "S" shape.
Flatten layers.
Levels = slide blacks over to about 20.
Flatten layers.
Resize to 640 pixels.
Smart Sharpen 100%.
Save for Web.
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8 - Wow. Love the rays. Nice clouds, nice deep color in the sky. Like the shadows on the land. Nice composition (although maybe a fraction more clouds, but difficult and minor). The russet color of the flora, I'm guessing is natural and not pp induced. Such a shame to view this image at this restricted size. Looks slightly tilted, but could just be the landscape and or perspective.
I love the rays coming from that cloud. However, I'm not sure what you did here but the tones and colors look strange. It ruins it for me. Was this tonemapped?
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