Convert from raw with wb and brightness adjustments, rotate and crop, convert to B& W with different settings for both sails, combined with masking. Cloned out a moth in the black sky, Applied topaz detail, resize, USM,resize applied border with stroke option, SFW.
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I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.
Positives: What a great stark image! One that confounds my sense of scale too - I'm not sure if this is architecture or a macro! The high contrast and sharpness and especially the black background conspire to give something that oozes clarity.
Nothing at all : Even the border has been well judged and matched to perfection.