Posted by Bob Karcz on December 29, 2009 at 11:54 AM
Lightened sky per Stan's suggestion. Does this work? Thanks for comments.
Posted by Bret Edge on December 29, 2009 at 12:21 PM
It does work better w/ the lighter sky, Bob. Personally, I'd crop out the sky entirely as this image is all about the cool lines and light on the cliff walls. Cropping out the sky also makes this kind of an abstract.
Posted by Joshua Hardin on December 29, 2009 at 12:55 PM
When I looked at this one in your last post I also thought the sky looked too dark. I like this version better. However, I think Bret may be right. Without clouds, the sky here really doesn't add too much and the cliffs below are far more interesting.
Posted by Mel Ladewig on December 29, 2009 at 12:58 PM
I agree that this improves the sky. The first was not only too dark, but it also took on a green tint. The green is still there a bit, but its not as prominent in the lighter tone. If you run photoshop, you can correct it with selective color on blue and then add magenta (subtract green). You can also selectively lighten the blues by subtracting black (the bottom slider). I suspect the green tint is helping to keep the red/orange in the cliffs looking natural, so I don't think I'd make that change universal.
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