Plowing rice fields outside Yangshuo, China

Creativity/Tech Tips: Although I rarely use filters, I carry a small assortment of split density filters. With this situation, common in nature, the sky is much brighter than the foreground. Using a tobacco split density filter for this image, I was able to bring the exposure "down" and add a bit of color into an otherwise overcast, smoggy sky, while rendering the forground farmer in proper exposure.

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