Sure this image was taken by a great photographer and with a great bit of kit, but I am also sure that the look has been created or enhanced in post production.... my question is how?
Hi,
You can be 100% sure it was post-processed to look like that. The out-of-camera JPEG would have looked very different.
How can I replicate this dense brooding slightly under saturated style image and tweak it to the style I would like to achieve... its not HDR, its not just a few adjustments in photoshop or lightroom..... and I am hoping its not "you have to use the same gear".
As you said, desaturation played a role, and I suppose a lot of 'Clarity' was added. I don't know how the example was processed, but a tool like
Topaz Labs Clarity would allow you to get very similar results with the click of a (stored preference) button. TL Clarity is a great tool anyway, regardless of the look you want to imitate, or to create your own look. The
Topaz Labs 'Adjust' plugin can also be used to change the look of an image, but is more used to play with exposure and saturation in a creative way, where 'Clarity' is more for enhancing the look that's often associated with Medium Format.
Cheers,
Bart