I readily admit that I greatly admire the work of Ivan Maigua. I know that my work is a far cry from his artistry, but that doesn't take away the joy of shooting and editing long exposures. This is how I use the Big Stopper. Below you can have a look at my Lightroom prepared raw file and further down the page my Photoshop layer's palette with explanations.
Took down the magentas - still to much magenta in the rocks
Took down the red channel - too much red in the rocks
Sharpening - High Pass 9.0 - Soft Light (see tutorial on Vibrantshot.com)
Sharpening - High Pass 0.9 - Vivid Light
Levels 1: the rocks were too dark - black mask
Increased the contrast to increase the saturation and the pop
Selective color for the whites
Tonal Contrast and Pro Contrast
Selective color 1: adjusted several of the colors.
Took the image through Lab Colors. See tutorial on Vibrantshot.com
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