Every once in a while, you reach and 'aha!!' moment in photography
One I remember is discovering luminosity masks
More recently, I found a method to hard proof just the once before sending off prints for clients.
If any of you do large prints for clients, I would HIGHLY recommend Sean Bagshaw's tutorial which can be found here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43_v6olWyQc
With reference to the original shot
What it looks like being sent off to the printing lab
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And cheesy ole me holding a 20X30" milky way print
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