>>2624807>>2624959Fair enough.
>>2624817Glad you enjoyed them too.
>>2624808Indeed, this freshly-broken tree was striking in the dim forest.
>>2625028Agreed. I just posted it because I really loved how the image came out tonally and texturally.
>>2624950I'm going for a less contrasty look, but I don't really know how to get there yet.
>>2625053>>2625059This helps; thanks for the detailed tips. Your edit looks good, but is a little too far for my purposes right now. However, I will take your advice to heart and play around with the method you described.
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