Here is an old Canon 10 D file shot in May 2004. I reprocessed it recently. The color is natural with a bit of vibrance and dehaze added in post. I remember the fog and in post I tried to bring this out. I did use Topaz Denoise to reduce the inherent “grain” of the old 10D at the ISO 400 used in this image.
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The mist adds just the right amount of atmosphere. Two small nits. Not nits really, just personal preference. The image seems a little too warm for the conditions and I would like to see the image presented larger than the one you posted.
Hi Ed. Gorgeous mood of this image. Just the kind of morning I get excited about. It seems like you’ve controlled the dynamic range shooting right into the sun.
I agree with Michael’s preference regarding the warmth. Dovetailing from this, the saturation of the sun reflection seems a little distracting to me. You might be able to select this area specifically and do a targeted desaturation. To me the draw of this image is the mist and trees.
A beautiful, well-balanced scene! There isn’t much I’d change, but I agree with the comment above that you could desaturate the sun’s reflection a tad and it might help. I would consider even cropping out a little of the bottom layer to see if that helps.
