Japanese Friendship Garden
A. Mostly green, some yellow, and a bit of red
B. Workflow and Photoshop
1. Levels BW to bring out clarity and dramatic contrast (masked water to maintain brightness); Levels 2 slightly increase bright contrast of mostly green color
2. Curves for varying dark midtone values of rock, bird, some yellow and a bit of red (all else masked)
3. Curves for final detail adjustments of value
4. Hue/Saturation to saturate yellow of bird's eye
5. Brightness/Contrast: eye control
6. Resize; sharpen; minimize noise
Uploaded on September 19, 2008