Greg Groess's Zion image

[ggroess]

This week we begin by exploring the CM plug in and seeing what we can do with it.  
You can feel free to correct this image as best you can, try to remember the steps you take or better yet write them down and by all means share them with the group.  We will all learn more when this happens.

The attached image was shot near sunset on a partly sunny partly rainy day.  
The background clouds were mixed with dark grays and blue sky but the sun peaks through.  You should Take some time to look at the image.  Open the channels if you know how and see where you can take advantage of the information in the image.  Push the color a bit and see if the image has any surprises for you.

Most of all have fun...

Greg

[imported_ganna]

Greg, your picture is absent (AWOL [absent without leave]). Still a problem here.
Kind regards
ganna

[ggroess]

Try it now....

Greg

[-default]

Gorgeous pic, Greg.  I was there for several days and never got one like this.

[ggroess]

Thanks...it still problems that you all should take a hack at...

Greg

[mikemeister_admin]

simple approach.Shadow,highlight,neut,color boost.GregM
(I took back the first image and lifted the lightnes curve in lab)
Second picture entailed opening the foreground and puting a neutral on the foam.Added 6/16

[ggroess]

Nice...
Did you do anything to the sky??

Greg

[mikemeister_admin]

Actually I was trying to put a little more blue in the stream.I put a hue clock on the stream and played around with the dot in the yellow quadrant(see snap)Some cyan crept into the sky.GregM

[imported_ganna]

I used what looks like foam in the water as a neutral. I don't know what it really looks, but if it was in South Africa it would have been more like this ;D

[ggroess]

The water foam is a great neutral.  The river is more green than blue.  The sky was very dramatic...
I'll post a different exposure later today to show more about the sky.  It looks a bit flat overall...

Greg