Tonemapped from three RAW files, bracketed...damn, I should have checked my ISO. It was at 1000, leading to a really quick shutter on the middle image. Still and all, I think it came out OK.
Post-processing: Resize, Neat Image, unsharp mask. Levels, curves in an x-process acid-ish tone backed off to 25% in normal blend (thanks Melethia), a second layer with Virtual Photographer/anvil backed off to 30% in normal blend. A touch of dodge 'n burn on the sky. Border, save for 200k.
I took about 3 hours and toured the various locations around my region (lots of rivers and streams), but this was one of the first scenes on my card. Oh, the time I could have saved! :-P
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The colors and textures of the sky and river are great, but the trees just seem harsh against the softness of the rest of the photo. I like the arrow made by the old pier/stumps that points me downriver.
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