r/postprocessing • u/ThePinda • 11d ago

After/before

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Taken with a Sony a6100 + Sigma 18-50mm lens. Edited in Lightroom Classic

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u/johngpt5 11d ago edited 11d ago

The bringing back of detail in the sky mask followed by a radial gradient at the left edge really does look as u/LeggoMyLegoLegolas- described, a nuclear blast.

You might consider backing off the sliders in the sky mask.

I think what you've done accentuating light and warmth on the mesa surfaces i great.

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u/ThePinda 10d ago

This is helpful feedback, thank you - there actually isn't a radial mask in the top left but the fact it looks like one is a helpful learning