R.G. wrote:
Thanks for commenting, Mark, and well spotted. I stretched the re-do vertically because the original was taken from too low down and the angle of view was too oblique. A vertical stretch gives the same perspective as a higher viewpoint would have given. And it needed some selective contrast/clarity/sharpening to lift the softness on the side of the mountain. The original was a bit on the hazy side and some global contrast helped with that, but the mountain needed more, probably because of the distance. Normally you can't depend on sharpening to alleviate softness due to haze, but along with contrast and clarity it gives it that extra touch that makes a big difference. If you limit the extra sharpening to the hazy bits you don't have to worry about textures and fine details getting too gritty or grainy.
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Thanks RG. I enjoy your explanations. And a really effective strategy.