Alaska Photography

Gulkana Glacier just off the Richardson Highway. This is beautiful in the summer, but in the winter it is spectacular. A true winter wonderland.
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Gulkana Glacier

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Photomatix version (I did not like the flowers)

One of the original unprocessed images

I pulled the Photomatix image and a well exposed image into Photoshop. I did this by selecting both images in Lightroom 3 and right clicking. Selecting “open as layers in Photoshop” will bring both images in.

Both images as layers in Photoshop CS5

With the Photomatix image on top, I apply adjustment layers to the bottom image by turning off the top image. I am trying to get the flowers in the foreground as vibrant as the mountains in the background.

Turning on the top image and adding a layer mask to it I paint the mask with my black brush revealing the image below it.

Applying adjustment layers and mask

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Images combined in Photoshop CS5

This only requires very basic knowledge of masks and adjustment layers in Photoshop. The whole process took about 5 minutes and that is only because I played around with the new masks menu in Photoshop CS5. I encourage everyone to learn this powerful software. It will change your photography.

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