Adding Additional Color/Contrast
At this point, your composite looks pretty good! You could absolutely just stop here and be done. If you have a particular style or look that you apply overall to your images, this would be a good place to do it. For me, I’m a huge fan of Color Efex Pro by Nik Software. Using it here with one of their own presets as a starting point will give a nice finish to this image. If you haven’t used it, take a moment to head on over to www.niksoftware.com and download the trial. Again, though, this third tweak to the image is not necessary, but I find that it helps bring the whole image together for a great final adjustment.
To use this particular plugin, you must first have a “final image” layer for the plugin to modify. ...
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