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    Dug this one up from our 2009 hike through the Fish River Canyon in Namibia. This was taken right at the start of the hiking trail where you begin a steep descent to the canyon floor.
    It was a rare-for-winter overcast morning with slight drizzling rain from time to time.

    This was still early days for me in terms of landscape photography, so I basically just shot on-the-go...but I do hope there are more undiscovered shots like this in those archives.

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    Morkel,

    Nicely composed and proportioned. I would like to see form Local Contrast Enhancement used on this one. I tried it using Nik ColorEfex Pro Tonal Contrast and like the results.

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    Thanks Robert. Already ran Nik Tonal Contrast and LCE on this - didn't want to push it any more. How much would you suggest?
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    Hi, for me, removing the "barrier" at the bottom of the image opens it up and give more depth. Your thoughts on RP?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Morkel Erasmus View Post
    Thanks Robert. Already ran Nik Tonal Contrast and LCE on this - didn't want to push it any more. How much would you suggest?
    I ran TC at its defaults then reduced opacity to 34%. I like that result.

    Regarding the repost by Jay. I feel I prefer the original post. The cliff edge at the bottom gives the viewer a nice "stepping off point" into the image.

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    Hey Morkel,
    I like the OP comp as it framed the valley nicely. !00's of possible ways to tweak this one.....my twist will be to try darkening the FG.....and lightnening the valley a touch. Lot's of options but very nicely composed!

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    Great vista Morkel, love the comp and clouds but would agree with adding more contrast.

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    Thanks for your thoughts Robert, Roman and Vivaldo...
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    That's a beautiful place and a great shot, Morkel. I like Jay's crop, but I don't know that I like it better... I think that's just such a great spot that you probably could crop it a 100 ways and it would still look great. I like what Jay did with the colors a little better. But not much to say about this one for me other than I really like it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Matt Fragale View Post
    That's a beautiful place and a great shot, Morkel. I like Jay's crop, but I don't know that I like it better... I think that's just such a great spot that you probably could crop it a 100 ways and it would still look great. I like what Jay did with the colors a little better. But not much to say about this one for me other than I really like it.
    Very interesting; I did nothing with the colors! I only cropped - anybody have a suggestion why the color does look different?
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