MintGradeA landscape includes several different lighting regions. Treating the blue sky, green foliage and distant hills with one global saturation value often makes the scene look artificial.
A practical way to approach it
Protect the sky
Lower highlights only when the source contains recoverable sky detail. A white clipped cloud will not regain texture through saturation.
Balance land and distance
Lift shadows enough to read trees without turning distant mountains flat. Use Dehaze moderately when air perspective feels washed out.
Control greens and blues
Use HSL to adjust the dominant colors separately. Check tree shadows and the horizon for cyan or yellow casts after changing hue.
One limitation to remember
Too much Dehaze can create dark halos around ridges and unnaturally crunchy trees.
Continue in MintGrade: Color controls
Lower highlights only when the source contains recoverable sky detail. A white clipped cloud will not regain texture through saturation.
Opens the relevant controls for JPG, PNG and WebP files. No edit is applied until you choose one.
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