Originally posted by pixie It was shot hand-held with my K-1 and FA 135/2.8. The settings were f/9.5, 1/125, ISO 100. Below is the RAW file. I'd watched a few youtube videos on Lightroom range masking. This was the first time I gave that technique a somewhat more serious try. I used seven graduated filters and two radial ones to target and enhance different layers in the photo. It was all trial and error, a lot of going back and forth as is usual with my processing. I am sure the RAW could be made into a better final image with more skill and effort.
Interesting, thanks very much! I think it's a very good result and I don't know what more I'd do. Perhaps a very slight vignette in the bottom quarter to smooth out the edges.
However, I like the spiky lower half in contrast to the calm upper half. And that the trees point upwards to the smooth horizontal waves with light and shadow. All that in the warm tone makes it very pleasing imho.