Separation

Here's an image from last spring in the Del Norte Redwoods. I really enjoyed the way the bright sunset light kind of separated the elements, bringing an almost calm and inviting feel to an otherwise chaotic forest scene. This is the type of image that really puts Tony's luminosity masks to the test. I used them quite a bit throughout the processing of this image... for the exposure blend, localized contrast adjustments, and for dodging and burning specific tonal values. Other than these adjustments there were some texture increases and decreases in certain areas and saturation masks for the saturation work. That's pretty much it.

As always, I welcome and critiques or suggestions. Thanks for checking it out!

1ds3, 24-105mm @ 55mm, no filters
f16 iso200 exposures from 1 to 5 seconds, partially blended by hand and partially with lum. masks.