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Was out shooting at the Belton Railroad yard last week. A locomotive and its reflection in a small puddle caught my eye. After uploading and doing some basic processing the loco looked O.K. but the puddle and reflection weren't looking too great:
![927588114_eKE4e-L.jpg](http://ab0wa.smugmug.com/Photoshop/Tutorials/Double-Raw/SingleRaw/927588114_eKE4e-L.jpg)
What I tried was:
Here's what I came up with:
![927587292_YCcHT-L.jpg](http://ab0wa.smugmug.com/Photoshop/Tutorials/Double-Raw/DoubleRaw/927587292_YCcHT-L.jpg)
I thought the puddle and reflection stood out a bit too much so I dialed back the opacity of the smart object copy:
![927587423_2xCZN-L.jpg](http://ab0wa.smugmug.com/Photoshop/Tutorials/Double-Raw/DoubleRaw80/927587423_2xCZN-L.jpg)
I've put up some more details on the entire procedure here.
Any other thoughts on how I could have adjusted the puddle and reflection?
<i>Edit: Darkened the sky up a bit</i>
![927588114_eKE4e-L.jpg](http://ab0wa.smugmug.com/Photoshop/Tutorials/Double-Raw/SingleRaw/927588114_eKE4e-L.jpg)
What I tried was:
- leave basic Camera Raw settings alone
- open image as a Smart Object in Photoshop
- copy the smart object inside Photoshop
- open the smart object copy in Camera Raw
- adjust settings to get the puddle looking better
- switch back to PS
- mask off the adjusted smart object copy, hiding everything but the puddle
Here's what I came up with:
![927587292_YCcHT-L.jpg](http://ab0wa.smugmug.com/Photoshop/Tutorials/Double-Raw/DoubleRaw/927587292_YCcHT-L.jpg)
I thought the puddle and reflection stood out a bit too much so I dialed back the opacity of the smart object copy:
![927587423_2xCZN-L.jpg](http://ab0wa.smugmug.com/Photoshop/Tutorials/Double-Raw/DoubleRaw80/927587423_2xCZN-L.jpg)
I've put up some more details on the entire procedure here.
Any other thoughts on how I could have adjusted the puddle and reflection?
<i>Edit: Darkened the sky up a bit</i>
![925131327_NNFP3-L-1.jpg](http://ab0wa.smugmug.com/Photography/Trains/201007040018/925131327_NNFP3-L-1.jpg)
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I think in your image I might have included some of the sky along with the reflection, and darkened it with a steeper curve, perhaps, as well, for a more dramatic, foreboding sky.
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