California State Capital

OK...for those who want to see the original and two different processing, this is what I can offer without showing first hand.  The first picture is the original and the other two are worked with Photoshop and Nik software.

"Original Image"

The next image is the first image processed in Photoshop, and Nik add-ons.  I used Viveza 2 to bring out the sky and the trees.  I used the Darken/Lighten Center for the Vignette, and some Glamour Glow to soften the sky.  I brought out the highlights in the trees with the Photoshop Dodge tool.  Then I lightened the building with the dodge tool on highlights.

"California State Capital I"

The third picture was a HDR image taking three exposures and combining them with Photomatix Pro.  This gives me all the detail I could possibly need.  I then used the processing of the second image to finalize the third image and I got more of the overcast of the sky.  That's about it.  I will have to show you the process to understand all of it.

"California State Capital II"