I found this shot between my shots of my trip near Bolzano and Dolomites and Lake Carezza was a pleasant surprise that I met along my way. I remember well that in that day my destination was not even lake Carezza but the Sass Pordoi, which is several kilometers further from this lake
Unfortunately that day I found the cable car to go inexplicably closed, with any explaination on the website, so I went back and I stopped here to take some shots. It was almost a fortune to have found the closed cable car, I would not have discovered this magical place
WORKFLOW EXPLANATION
I blended all exposures with the luminosity masks, then I made some color correction on the green and the yellow. I used dodge and burn to lighten the darker parts of the trees and increase highlights on the mountain. I stepped up lights and darks in the foreground area then I increased contrast
With TTS Fast Panel I launched high details and sharpen over the picture, I also used the panel to launch LAB Color that give to the mountains a touch of gold. After applied a orton effect to darken a bit and create a glow effect the last touch was to darken a little more the frame
TECNHNICAL STUFF
Camera: Nikon D-90
Lens: Nikon 14-24mm f/2,8 (Shot at 15mm)
Five Exposures (-2; 0; +2)
ISO: 100 at f/11
Software: Photoshop CC2017
Extensions: TTS Fast Panel
