Speaking of patience as a photographic tool, along with LR,
When I had finished posting the above photos, I returned to the scene and the clouds had realigned. A cloud acting as a diffuser on the foreground would smooth out the left and right set of trees using nature. So I retook the shot, this time with the foreground in the shade, which to keep the background from washing out meant I would have a pretty dark, but more evenly lit foreground. There was much less retouching required. You tell me which you like better. By the way, getting the color correct between the two shots was not something I yet tried to work on. If I ever print this shot, I may do further adjustment. I like both sets of color, but there is a difference. The blue of the sky had shifted with the angle of the sun, so all the colors had changed. I used the walkway as a color sample. Here is when you are glad to have RAW files to color adjust.
In case you were wondering, I am now in Wisconsin, not Arizona.
JackHi Jack, thanks for sharing. I like the way the sunlight brings to life the trees in the foreground in version one. OTOH I prefer the shadowless pathway in the second version and I can see how this is very important for the composition, because it directs the eye to the background without any shadows sort of blocking the view into the distance. YMMV, of course.
Cheers,
Peter
Thank you for sharing!
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