I don't have a lot of interesting scenes within 100 meters of my house. Just a lot of houses in the suburbs, and a couple small trees. So I had to get creative, which is how I came up with this shot. The sun was setting one evening and I went out to see what I could do with the light. I took a silhouette of the little maple in our backyard and then had an "ah-ha" moment. I went over to one of our pine trees that has a ton of new growth (about 4-6 inches depending on the branch). I positioned myself to get a few of the new growth parts in the shot, and then this desert like scene came alive.
Post Processing:
* Increase Exposure
* Decrease Brightness
* Increase Contrast
* Increase Definition
* Increase Saturation and Vibrancy
* Topaz DeNoise
* Topaz Detail
* Export as TIFF
* Resize
* Sharpen Edges
* Save as JPEG
I was actually hoping for a sky like we see below, as I thought a reproduction of this shot could have done well:
Reflections of a Post Storm Sky
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