When this challenge came up, I was hoping for some snow. Having the extra element of snow and ice really seems to provide a few new shooting opportunities for me. Sunday morning I drove out to Governor Nelson State Park before sunrise. I found a place to setup, and waited in the 19F weather for the sun to come up over the lake.
When I first took this picture, I wasn't all that impressed. But after playing around with it in post, I came up with something that I enjoy (and my wife thinks is amazing!).
Post Processing:
* Straighten
* White balance
* Recovery
* Increase Black Point
* Topaz Infocus, Detail, and Adjust
* Increase Exposure, Black Point, and Brightness
* Increase Definition
* Increase Saturation with decreased Vibrancy (brings up the oranges while decreasing the blues)
* S-Curve for contrast
* Increase Highlights
* Vignette added (slight)
* Export to TIFF
* Resize
* Unsharp Mask
* Save for web
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