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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 274804" data-attributes="member: 9240">I know I'm a little late to the game on this one.&nbsp; Image seems a flat and monotone, and sort of suffers from something to focus on.&nbsp; Using PSE 9 (nothing fancy), did an overall light adjustment to brighten it a bit, then I used the burn tool to darken the midtones in the rocks in the foreground a bit so they weren't pronounced (more or less back to where they were in the original).&nbsp; Then I dodged some of the shadows out on the hill to the right and burned in some midtones and highlights in the trees in the background.&nbsp; This framed the water a little better, drawing your eye there.&nbsp; Then I used a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer to boost saturation a touch (+14) and I slid the Hue slider to the left (-10) which brought out some of the yellows in the foliage.&nbsp; Not sure how accurate it is to mother nature, but it pops a bit more.&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]76188[/ATTACH]On looking at it again, it could still stand to be a tad bit brighter, and maybe a nudge warmer on the temp slider.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 274804, member: 9240"] I know I'm a little late to the game on this one. Image seems a flat and monotone, and sort of suffers from something to focus on. Using PSE 9 (nothing fancy), did an overall light adjustment to brighten it a bit, then I used the burn tool to darken the midtones in the rocks in the foreground a bit so they weren't pronounced (more or less back to where they were in the original). Then I dodged some of the shadows out on the hill to the right and burned in some midtones and highlights in the trees in the background. This framed the water a little better, drawing your eye there. Then I used a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer to boost saturation a touch (+14) and I slid the Hue slider to the left (-10) which brought out some of the yellows in the foliage. Not sure how accurate it is to mother nature, but it pops a bit more. [ATTACH type="full" width="60%"]76188._xfImport[/ATTACH] On looking at it again, it could still stand to be a tad bit brighter, and maybe a nudge warmer on the temp slider. [/QUOTE]

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