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The Daring of Youth (21)
scobert Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1637 W: 16 N: 1866] (5321)
This bold teenage boy was climbing around this beautiful but treacherous waterfalls (Fish Creek Falls near Steamboat Springs, Colorado). He did just fine. He was bouncing around the rocks like a mountain goat, making a middle-aged man like me cringe watching him (he reminded me of myself about forty years ago). Photo taken with a telephoto lens.
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scobert Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1637 W: 16 N: 1866] (5321)
sharpening + lightmanagement
Edited by:oochappan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3235 W: 1178 N: 8267] (34080)
I sharpened a bit, many ways to do that you will find here on TE in several WS, thinking at sharpening on light/dark blending layers, lab-sharpening or sharpening plugins like FocusMagic, Focalblade sometimes used in combination with the light/dark blending layers.

a duplicate layer contrast+ can enhance the rocks and with an erase tool in opacity soft bordered you can remove the areas you dont like back to original, so here a tiny bit more contrasts on the rocks, darker, to make the man stand out.

I hope this can inspire you ?