I found this tree at 9 am on January 28, 2007. Shot in RAW format on my Canon EOS 20D, ISO 100, 1/80 second at f/5.6. I used a circular polarizer on my 18-55 mm zoom, at 18 mm.
Processed in Adobe Photoshop CS2. Added constrast using a levels adjustment layer. Deepened sky with an empty adjustment layer blended in overlay mode at 45 percent. Sharpened using unsharp mask.
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