Fog bank on the local wildlife refuge. I saw the fog lifting and the nice reflection on the stream and really liked how the two lines draws the eye into the image. The grass on the other hand was a challange. Dead, lifeless and brown. I decided to manipulate the color in post to create a more interesting foreground and sky. I felt that my color grading, saturation and selective changes kept the original images appeal while changing the overalll appeal and vibe.

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Love the composition, just a little oversaturated (for my taste). Lovely image otherwise.

I appreciate the feedback. Ironically, the original edit for this image is not nearly as saturated. For the color grading 'contest" i wanted it to be obvious that I had made changes. I feel that for social media (sometimes) I have to be less subtle than I normally would be.

Thank you for explaining how the color grading was critical to this image. It is a beautiful shot.

I appreciate you taking the time to comment!👊

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