Here is my very simple approach to an image which was well exposed in the camera and didn’t require much effort to get a nice result. BTW, a mixture of scene referred and displayed referred modules to achieve the look I liked.
Nice middle of the day shot, so I tried to make the most of it. Brought up the visual impact of the foreground rocks so as to emphasize the little “avenue” of grass through the rock that continues to the rock in the pond, then on (via the trunk) to the head of the tree.
Hello,
This is a magnificent, timeless image. As there are many beautiful editions, I suggest a monochrome version.
I took the opportunity to try out the new color equalizer module of the master version.
Hmm, my brightness is definitely on the higher side, I was trying to match color/contrast with my phone as a reference. Maybe I should try turning it down, it feels so strange to have it lower though.
On a hardware calibrated Eizo ColorEdge at 150 cd/m² I’d say it’s underexposed by 2.5 stops or so. Of course it’s also a matter of taste, but it’s significantly darker than every interpretation in this thread. I’d investigate.