You tailor your initial adjustments depending on whether it is a high or low dynamic range capture. Additionally, where the histogram is on the capture… eg one that is ETR vs an oops I wound up with an ETL. What do you think about when deciding re tone curve or basic panel, etc. I have the feeling you generally drop the exposure and…

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I am trying to get better color separation to emphasize the hues in the leaves and also somewhat with the ferns. The Birch trunks should be on the cool side. I’m a little conflicted with some leaves having motion blur due to the slight breeze.

We had clouds breaking up creating the chiaroscuro effect I really enjoy seeing. Seeing the light move across the landscape and selectively spotlighting various portions. I wanted the photo to show what I enjoyed without it looking like it was all done in processing.