The cypress knees are curious structures that are part of the root system. This version started with the color picture below, made from three half-stop brackets processed in Nik HDR Efex, then applied a "Color Isolate Red" develop preset in Lightroom 3. The knees got lost is the straight monochrome conversion.
This HDR color version captures fairly well the minor chord dusk light and mood of the swamp.
In Nik Silver Efex Pro, I was able to get good separation between the knees and water without loosing detail using a split tone preset I made for landscapes.
Lens: Nikkor AF 24-85mm f2.8-4 IF
Camera: Nikon D100
Exposure: ISO 200, 50mm @ f/8 @ 1/6s, Auto WB, tripod, RAW
Lighting: Daylight at dusk
Location: Cache River Natural Area, Heron Pond GPS
Dates: Capture - April 15, 2006, Processing - November 18, 2010
Processing: RAW file in Lightroom 3, Nik HDR Efex, Nik Silver Efex Pro
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