4. I am also changing Shadows Clipping to 4% to bring out shadows. Normally you do not want to clip colours, however in this case it is needed to give depth and richer tone.
Highlights Clipping set to 2% will bring back the brightness of the original, but the depth of Shadow Clipping will remain.
Notice that everything in the image has been subjected to these changes, not just the areas we want. The final step will solve this.
5. The adjustments layer has a mask, click in it. Using a soft brush set to black with opacity and flow down to about 20%, brush over the logs. Leafs here are looking fine, as they had no grey midtones to be tinted orange in the first place.
And thats it. Subtle use of Auto Levels to enhance a photohraph.
My Final Result:
Hope it’s helped.
~ Cof ~
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I live in Northern Ireland, currently still in school studying to do Sonic Arts at university. Enjoy photography (Nikon D70) and Photoshop (Cs), aswell as playing bass in jazz bands and singing choral/classical works.
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