Lightroom

Hole

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by dtuladhar

Final Result
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FINAL // AFTER

RAW // BEFORE

#The Recipe

Masking (Cave Frame): Use Brush or Invert Sky Mask to select the dark cave interior.

Inside mask: Exposure -2.00, Shadows -40, Clarity +25.

Masking (Landscape): Select the bright exterior (e.g., Select Sky and refine).

Inside mask: Highlights -60 (control clouds), Shadows +50 (lift grassy areas).

Temp +10 (warm the sunlit peaks), Dehaze -10 (add softness/atmosphere).

Color Grading Panel:

Shadows: Hue ~210 (Blue), Saturation ~10 (for the cave).

Highlights: Hue ~45 (Orange), Saturation ~10 (for the sun).

Effects: Post-Crop Vignette: Amount -20 (applied to the whole image).