I've driven by this view five days a week for the last thirty years. The Pacific Ocean is a few miles beyond the horizon. It was one of those rare days when I'm not late for work, the clouds were suitable, and there's a challenge I could stop and shoot for.
Experimented with channel adjustment curves under a desaturation adjustment layer. Then played with Shadow/Highlights command for a while, then USM for contrast enhancement. Resized, sharpened, resized for web, sharpened, fade.
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A pleasing scene, perhaps a little grayish looking on some of mountains in the distance. I suspect you had a choice between strong contrast and bringing out some detail. If they had stronger contrast I would probably have said something about lack of detail. There's just no pleasing some people, is there?
Interesting how the tree line mimics the mountains to some extent. Seems like a lot of gray tones, with very few dark areas. Makes the photo seem a bit flat.
This needed a little color too! I think a "Cheddar Cow" would have looked great out in this pasture! I sure love this part of the world! The purity of the exposure also appeals to me more than many of the 'Burned black'photos in this challenge! 8
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