Originally posted by Copelius
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I really only applied two types of adjustments. Both learned from participating in a forum dedicated to image critiquing. Where everyone comments on alternative editing and still remain constructive.
Lesson one that I learned is that most people will have a preference for an image (especially nature) with high contrast. There are various tools for adding contrast to an image, some simple, some more complex. One aspect is global, the image usually works best when some part has nearly full white, and another part has near full black. Another is to target a specific range of tonalities. In this case I thought there was too little contrast in the lighter tones, so I increased it.
The only other change I made is the sky. Aqua tones work for water, but usually too much green looks unnatural for a sky. Most people have a strong expectation for blue skies, it can easily distract the viewer when it does not meet that expectation. I took some green out of the sky.
Apologies if I offended.
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