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Spray Lakes (12)
k-2 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 632 W: 13 N: 491] (3541)
Just a landscape shot in the mountains shortly before the sun slips behind the mountains to the west for the evening. Spray Lakes is actually a drinking water reservoir west of Canmore that follows a long narrow valley up in the mountains. I recognize that the right side is darker than we would all like, but this is a natural hazard of taking near sunset photos in the mountains. I might just have to return at a slightly earlier time of day and check out the colours and shadows again. I have entered the coordinates so you can see where this is.
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k-2 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 632 W: 13 N: 491] (3541)
Velvia Vision
Edited by:Dpbours Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 390 W: 57 N: 68] (2)
I used the Velvia Vision plugin to add dynamic range. It balances the light, without touching the whites and blacks, but the range in between. This makes the foreground shadow a bit lighter.
Then some sun added with an enhancement in the colour toning and some contrast in the colour edges. Hope you like it!