1st Shot 2011

[Gaetan Cormier]

Here there Pentax friend!
This is a very good photo! Simply love the warm feel of it and the clouds/fog in the background... good job!

[Marko]

wonderful image and tones! Can you describe the PP here casil?

[casil403]

Thanks for the kind words....

Marko,
Here is the original. I upped the exposure, fill light etc.got rid of the power lines in PSE7 (I suck at photoshop so this was a big learning process for me) then I put it into topaz adjust to bump up the vibrance and detail but I didn't want the noise that often happens in TA.
I was looking for an almost watercolour type feel to it but to still retain the detail an to keep it looking as a photograph.
Back to lightroom for some final tweaking in contrast, vibrance and clarity. I almost never spend as much time on pp in my photos but I thought there was some major potential in this image. I figured I had nothing to lose and everything to gain.
I added a border and sharpened it a bit in Picnic on flickr as well.

[Marko]

Awesome explanation and fine PP work!

[Michaelaw]

Cool shot Casil!