I'm using Aperture to process some widefield and scenic images.
This is what I've done to date, learning as I go.
https://picasaweb.google.com/1127655...eat=directlink
My method for processing is to slide adjustments up and down until the image looks better in my opinion.
I find sometimes I seem to be making adjustments at cross purposes.
I don't have Photoshop but I assume Aperture is similar if not as sophisticated.
A quick overview of Aperture Palette -
White Balance - Temp, Tint
Exposure - Exposure, Recovery, Black Point, Brightness
Enhance - Contrast, Definition, Saturation, Vibrancy
Highlights & Shadows - Highlights, Shadows, Advanced -Radius, Colour Correction, High Tonal Width, Mid Contrast, Low Tonal Width
Levels - Channel, RGB, Luminence, BGW
Colour - Hue, Saturation, Luminence, Range
I don't really understand histograms.
Generally I try to find a good level for the Exposure, then work through the Enhance and Highlights.
I'll adjust the temperature in White Balance to make the light more natural.
With the Levels I pull down the W (white?)in BGW which seems to trim out some noise and reset the G (grey) accordingly.
At this point I through a few of the brushes over the image, usually Noise Reduction, Sharpen and sometimes Polarize and set those levels to what looks right.
Any advice or hints would be appreciated, in the meantime I'm off to google for some tutorials.

