Beautiful scene, thanks. dt 4.6.1
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A simple edit over my morning coffee. One new feature I like to use is the color equalizer module to slightly raise the saturation of blues and darken blues to simulate the look we may get from using a polarizing filter on the camera’s lens. The older color zones module does the same but I presume there is a reason they brought out the newer color equalizer module.
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I could spend hours here.
Thank you for sharing this image.
Another version…
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Somewhat moderate edit, bit of a crop and slight strengthening to the colors and contrast with a view toward depth. But I tried to not totally destroy the early- / pre-spring pale blue sky and brown foliage.
ART 1.21.1
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Disclaimer: this is - per your request - what I would do.
Given the title, I would expect more highlands, less trees and reflections. [OK, I know that this is in the Highlands portion of Scotland]. I tried many crops, but found myself irritated by the placement of the trees and their reflections. Yet trying to make the trees the main subject wit the beautiful white-capped mountains behind didn’t work for me either. Hence, a panorama, trying to give the feel of a broad vista of gently sloping mountains.
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For what it’s worth, with a pano crop my attention is instantly drawn to the far mountains exclusively, totally bypassing the trees and all other content. That may be your intent, but IMO (only) it tends to provide less to examine in the image.
Then again, I’m Known Weird™ 
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