Re: [OM] Friday Mountain

[Moose]

On 5/13/2012 11:06 AM, Wiliam Wagenaar wrote:
> I think I would like somewhere between realistic and dramatic most.

I did that.

> Would you explain what you did to it?

Oy! I'll try...

NeatImage to reduce noise
FocusMagic pixel level 3 to sharpen detail [Original Version]
Fairly strong LCE
Levels [Realistic Version]
Create new layer masked to foreground only.
    Curves
    V. strong LCE
    Curves
    Create new layer for foreground minus bare mountain
       Curves
       Hue/Saturation - to take out blue cast
       Content Aware Fill to fill in clear cut areas
Curves [More Dramatic Version]
Levels & Curves
    Curves
       Curves
    Create new layer for foreground shadow only
       Curves & Opacity [OMG Dramatic Version]

- All final down sampled versions resharpened at web display size using 
FocusMagic

That's at least most of it. :-)

Busy Fingers Moose

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