This is a tuff one for me as I know your style. I have to go now but I will return when I have had time to think about it more.
Update! I have been thinking about this image and don’t have any straight answers. I see what your saying about the lighting. At first glance the sky doesn’t seem to go with the ground. I can see at least one opening through the clouds but I don’t see any indication of areas of light hitting the ground. Did you have any hints of this before processing? Sometimes I will crank exposure way down so I can see were the lightest areas are located. I would use that for this image and brush an adjustment in so you can see them at normal exposure setting.
Maybe increase the highlights too, looks pretty flat to me.
This reply was modified 1 year, 5 months ago by SteveM CompChair.
This reply was modified 1 year, 5 months ago by SteveM CompChair.