OMG,
Don't underestimate yourself! A very effective and novel result.

dinasset,
I really like the mosaic.

david.

A bit playing with colors and light:

Thanks to you all for your contributions in this thread. I'm really learning from you to give solutions to different kind of pictures. Many very novel and creative. Also, I see that most effective solution is a simple correction in contrast or colour balance. Thanks for your Mastering.

Two more - no rest for the wicked!!!

1st - lake_and_rocks: Luminosity Mask DDD for more detail in the darkest areas, Mask MM to adjust generally, sharpened.
2nd - lake_and_trees: Rotate 1.83 degrees. Crop to use tree trunks and shadow at the bottom as a frame, also to lower horizon from centre-line.
Played with curves to adjust brightness and colours, sharpened.

david.

Another try at lake_and_rocks.
Heavily modified DDD mask to select only the very darkest areas (rocks and tree trunks and branches).
M mask for overall adjustment. Used Colours/Components to emphasise colours and sharpened,

david.

Saw a storm on the horizon.
alpha to photo
duplicate
ran ausharp
quick mask, erase forground, duplicate layer
quick mask, erase more forground, duplicate layer etc 4 or 5 times
try to cut on "natural" lines.
then left foreground sharpened,
Gaussian blur at increasing levels with highest on background
Made "rain" with new layers and gradients.

David, you did so nice results and I can see your effective enhancement.
Also I'm learning that one has to have in mind many aspects before shooting the button in the camera (sure that in English "this sentence" will be said in a different way, sorry)

Animicule, what a dominium of effects you have. I can see the storm and rain in the horizon.

I'm still in my process to get something.

my try
-dup
-unsharp mask (1.0)
-color curve to lighten dark areas and darken light areas
-set to multiply

...and the second picture
-dup
-unsharp mask 1.0
-colors curve to adjust balance between dark and light areas
-set to grain merge at 75%
-dup lumainvert overlay at 80%


edit: first step was adjusting the horizon

I was wondering what Rotate 1.83 degrees means ?
What it does and the purpose ... I have no idea.
Remember, I'm a Novice just trying to learn more.

Serious Tom, I think that it is related to the picture. It isn't correctly horizontal and it's necessary to correct it by using rotating tool.

Dinasset, You are a master and get such beautiful results.

Okay, guess I didn't notice that.
Thanks,

You're welcome Serious Tom. I rotated mine. I used an horizontal guide. Duplicate layer - corrected dark zones - applied a bit of brown colour nuance at low intensity.

My other try. Duplicate layer - colour curve - tone map - low opacity.

Issabella,

Your view of the lake between the trees, I love the deep gold/red you got among the grass and the deep blue of the water and sky!

SeriousTom,

I notice when the horizon is not level because, however hard I try, I invariably find in my photographs it tilts one way or the other!
I draw a line with the measure tool. At the bottom of the screen it will tell you the angle and I put this angle into Tools/Transform/Rotate.
To fix the triangle of transparency that are left at the edges after rotation, I use Filters/Enhance/Heal Transparency. Mostly it does quite a good job, which means I don't have to crop too much from the picture.

david.

Tom, to correct the horizon you may also:
- click on "Perspective Tool"
- choose option Corrective (Backward)
(you see the net with all horizontal/verical lines)
- move the grid until you see the horizon matching one of the horizontal lines of the net
- click "Transform"
(afterwards you likely have to crop the image)

Thank you David for your comment. I'm happy you to like the colour I got.
Thank you so much Dinasset. I've learnt the right way to correct the horizon in photos.

dinasset,

Interesting to read your alternative way of correcting a tilted horizon.
When using the Perspective Tool, is there any way of rotating the grid, in total, thereby avoiding distortion of the image?

david.

David,
as far as I know, it's up to you rotate to recreate the rectangle