Converted to TIFF in Lightroom
Exp +.20
Blacks +4
Brightness +10
Contrast +50
Clarity +60
Vibrance +2
Tone Curve Medium Contrast
Enable Lens Correction Profile for Nikon 18-200
Open TIFF in PSCS5
Tone Map in Nik HDR Efex Pro
Nik Define 2.0
Nik SEP to convert to B/W
Nik CEP 3.0 - Glamour Glow
Nik Define 2.0
Flatten
Cloning Layer to remove sensor spots
Brightness/Contrast Layer to dodge and burn a bit
Photo Filter Layer to apply small amount of Warming Filter (85)
Flatten
Crop
Resize
Sharpen layer using USM and remove a bit of oversharpen from snow
Flatten
Add white border
Add black border
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LOVE this JB...I gave this an 8, if there had been just a "touch" less foreground and only the mountain layers...it would have easily gotten a 10 from me...wonderful job
this is awesome JB .. such amazing lighting and impact .. i particularly love the mist sitting in the hollows contrasting with those sharp rugged peaks .. wonderfully seen and captured .. :)
Great shapes and lines of the mountain-scape. Love how the clouds/fog drape themselves around the peaks. A slightly above average shot that could move into the exceptional category if the crop were different to keep focus on the strong elements in the composition. The bottom 1/3 of the shot calls too much attention away from the fabulous view of the mountain peaks. The light toned areas of the bottom third act like a beacon that draws attention away from the darker toned areas of the composition.
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