128. Pointy 'n' Sharp

Sunrise over Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
photo by hdjdjxdj
website - https://www.reddit.com/user/hdjdjxdj/
original image - https://i.redd.it/d5ih21bkn1l71.jpg

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Some really sharp-looking rocks sticking out of the forest (that also happens to be pointy). The original was a portrait, so I cropped it into a landscape.

The clear sky was too bare for my taste, so I put in some clouds for some added drama. Finding the appropriate ones was harder than it looks. I also made the colors more dramatic while I was at it, and sharpened the whole thing, to keep up with the theme.

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96. One Sun Missing

’Tatooine Skies’ - Blue Mesa Reservoir, Colorado, USA
photo by Pat Barton
website - https://www.patbartonphotography.com/
original image - https://i.redd.it/aaij01hw9rh71.jpg

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A really appropriate title. Amazing colors, and I love the flatness of the layers.

I removed a vignette here.

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60. Rocks, But Giant Ones This Time

Roxborough State Park, Colorado, USA
photo by NiceGuyAbe
website - https://www.reddit.com/user/NiceGuyAbe/
original image - https://i.redd.it/48670sw6bz271.jpg

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This is one of the photos I fell in love with as soon as I saw it. The forest really gives a sense of scale to the cliffs. Anf if you look carefully, there are some tiny houses deep in the background.

Only basic adjustments here.

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20. It's Not Black, It's Brown!

'The Painted Walls of Black Canyon of the Gunnison’ - Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado, USA
photo by Daniel Peeters
website - http://danielpeetersphotography.com/
original image - https://thegrotto.co.za/media/05plq3cshwz51-jpg.11560/full/

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This is really an otherworldly-looking canyon, and the lighting in the photo is great. I referamed it - I quite like the more abstract look without the sky that focuses more on the meandering shapes of the canyon walls.

Post-processing-wise, I upped the blacks, nothing more.

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