Just Another Tunnel View Photo (Yosemite)

I've been struggling since June to develop this image, with every prior attempt to add contrast resulting in an image that looked crunchy and over-processed.
I recently purchased Michael Frye's Land & Light ebook from Craft & Vision, and finally learned how to harness the power of the tone curve in Lightroom 3. $5 well spent!!!
I've still got a lot to learn, so if anyone has any criticisms about the developing or composition I'd love to hear what you have to say. Thanks.
I recently purchased Michael Frye's Land & Light ebook from Craft & Vision, and finally learned how to harness the power of the tone curve in Lightroom 3. $5 well spent!!!
I've still got a lot to learn, so if anyone has any criticisms about the developing or composition I'd love to hear what you have to say. Thanks.

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This was taken during the first week of June 2010.
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Thanks! With a lot of information about the adjustment brush, "Land & Light" is definitely geared toward Lightroom, but the very useful content about the Tone Curve certainly applies to PS as well.
In case anyone is interested, here's a before and after screenshot from LR3. As you can see, the original was very flat and lifeless.
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