Reeds In The wind

When i took this photo i was hoping the contrast between the green in the foreground and the yellow leaves of the tree in the background would be more noticeable. In part, it was a little over exposed. Off to Lightroom we go.




After the regular adjustments to recovery, clarity and contrast, I took the exposure down some and hit it with a little vibrancy. The reeds still weren't popping against the background, so i started to play with the hue sliders, specifically the yellow, orange and green to see if taking away anything would mute the yellow tree in the background. What actually happened was that by taking away a lot of the orange from the photo, the reeds turned darker color instead of the muted gold. Works for me.