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Approaching Dune (24)
martel Silver Star Critiquer [C: 29 W: 0 N: 3] (1123)
another classic image from soussvlie. similar to my last post .. but it puts it a little more in perspective with the blue sky :)

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martel Silver Star Critiquer [C: 29 W: 0 N: 3] (1123)
Photoshop CS3
Edited by:Floydian Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3809 W: 606 N: 5873] (21598)

* removing red/magenta color cast
* boosting up the colors
* putting some green colors back in the tree
* removing grain in the sky
* 20% sharpening on the tree

Hope you like it.

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martel Silver Star Critiquer [C: 29 W: 0 N: 3] (1123)
Levels
Edited by:Wandering_Dan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 605 W: 96 N: 689] (2520)

I selected the foreground area only, refining the selection to include the vegetation and exclude the dune (it would have worked better with a higher resolution). Then I selected Levels and lowered the midtone slider to 0.70. I had tried 0.80 first, but that wasn't quite enough.