ntalwar
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Should I be aiming for less detail in the shadows when playing with the contrast?
Not necessarily - I did that really fast and blew out some highlights. The trees and sky looked a bit "hazy" to me. So local adjustments to contrast can be made if one wants to get really detailed. A lot of the pro landscape photographers use layers, masks, local adjustments, etc. for different elements (sky, trees, etc).