Wow, a PB in a free study. Really happy with this score.
Thank you for all the comments. This is an exposure blend and then I played with multiple sharpening techniques and a ton of dodge and burn (thanks to a tutorial on DPC), and this is the result. I really like the image.
And yes, Grog, that funny patch of purple is a patch of flowers that I tried to lighten to pop, but it came out all wrong and it was too late to keep messing with it.
Thanks for the comments.
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NO!!! Grog does not go willing into belly of foul, smoke spewing iron beast! Ha-ha! Grog will kill beast instead. Village will rejoice and thank Grog for freedom from beast. Leader of village will then give Grog most fertile females and fattest pigs.
Grog also thinks tonemapping is little bit overdone on sky, but if this is place where Grog thinks, then sun is rare sight. Grog also see odd purpley blotch near center of picture.