Hollis, NH Winterscapes

Great shot Paul! The tonal range is very complete - you preserved the detail in the snow. Great comp, very sharp, love the clouds. Did you use a red filter or add it in PS. 7/7

Shot in Raw mode. I'm quite pleased with it too. I avoided blown highlights, too dark, all without using any burning or dodging tools. I had a couple of options. 1: to use the red filter that comes with the Canon 20D programming which works very well or 2: My preffered choice is utilize a Polarizer filter and for PS work I do a channel mixer layer in which I decrease the blue, increase the greens to mantain the tone in the shack, and increase the red to get the dramatic sky. Then I do a levels adjustments layer for the final touches which includes contrast. and brightness deatils. Of course the internet doesn't do it justice. I recently had this printed today and it came out fantastic. Thanks for the comment and for stopping by.

I have/use Corel PhotoPaint just because I've had the license since the early 90's and the upgrades are cheap. I, however, have not spent nearly as much time as I should studying its capabilities and because it is an "also ran", there are not a lot tips to be found. I keep discovering new capabilities hiding under different terms. Thanks for sharing your methods. By the way, NH was a great place to spend much of my youth. -Alex