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    Ken Watkins
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    The view from the top of Klipspringer pass, taken 11th December 2009.

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    Hi Ken

    Quite a Majestic view...I like the sun streaming through the cloud highlighting the hill side. I think it could probably do with a little adjustment in curves to reduce the haze and bring out the colours a little more.

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    Ken - nice view. Not sure about the inclusion of the road on the left. Good suggestions by Don. I think you can probably also get some more detail out of the clouds with some s/h or LCE.

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    This is a National Park I am yearning to get to, Ken! Especially since they released the lions from Addo .
    I like how the diagonal lines from left and right guide the eye through the valley below. The skies were nice and moody adding some nice drama and filtering the sunlight somewhat.

    I felt it needed a bit of extra 'oomph' so I played around with selective dodging and burning, and also added some LCE to the darker BG area. My efforts were quick and 'sloppy' and I seemed to have enhanced a slight halo along the RHS ridge that I noticed upon opening the file in PS .

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    Very impressive view! The sky and sunrays really make this something special. I agree that the image could be a little punchier. A little extra contrast may do the trick.

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    Great scene Ken............really well presented with long lense @28mm. Has some extra pop after Morkmans input ! @ Morkel, they (lions) are more scare than they were in ADDO

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    Hi Ken, great view, I like Morkel's repost with extra punch added. There are two small spots in the clouds left of center that I think I would evict. Nice capture!

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    Sorry it took me so long to catch up here.

    I would agree with the above suggestions.

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