Here is a try at this technique.
The Todd Johnson web site is an inspiration to me
in the same way that Ansel Adams photography
is an inspiration to B&W photographers.
While I do not profess to have the technique or skills
of Mr Johnson, I am begining to see a lot of potential
in this style.
The top picture is original. A bit blue cast and a bit washed out
due to haze(hard to find a clear day in the Fraser Valley)
The lower image has been channel mixed, blended and masked
in several steps to address the original problems. I like the bottom image better.
One note: I use a dual screen LCD setup with different screen settings for each screen.
The Hi contrast darker screen( the screen affected by the Adobe Gamma program,
shows the lower image better while the lighter, 2nd screen shows
the top image better.
It just goes to show how your monitor setting make a huge
difference in perception of an image.
shreck