When you think of German countryside, this is what comes to mind.
Fairy tale Traben-Trarbach along the Moselle River
The original photo was beautiful, but a tad dim. I used a graduated filter to add some warmth and brightness to the sky and hill top, and another one to keep the river and houses cooler. I used an adjusted filter to sharpen the river and the field in the distance. I also cloned out a cell tower and some type of small tower next to it. The original:
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Not So SAHM 