Copy several times the new layer (Layer – Duplicate Layer) and place all the copies for that the sun rays would shine on different sides, half-circular. It's necessary to apply for this the commands Edit – Free Transform (ctrl+t) and Edit – Transform – Flip Horizontal.

picture a landscape's etude in black and white colors in adobe Photoshop cs

Merge down now all the layers containing the rays: Layer – Merge Down (ctrl+e). Copy the new layer and apply a filter to this copy that would blur along the circular territory: Filter – Blur – Radial Blur.

picture a landscape's etude in black and white colors in adobe Photoshop cs

Create now a new layer upper than the rest of them and represent on it the landscape's outlining with thin lines and the Brush Tool. Use the black, grey and white colors.

picture a landscape's etude in black and white colors in adobe Photoshop cs
 


Dark out a little the water by choosing the grey color and changing the brush's adjustments.

picture a landscape's etude in black and white colors in adobe Photoshop cs

Add now more obscurity and mystery to the landscape by adding the fog. It's necessary for this to combine all the layers: Layer – Merge Visible (shift+ctrl+e) and to copy the last layer (Layer – Duplicate Layer). Blur out the copy, making use of Filter – Blur – Gaussian Blur.

picture a landscape's etude in black and white colors in adobe Photoshop cs

Minimize the Opacity till 24%.

picture a landscape's etude in black and white colors in adobe Photoshop cs 

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Finished!

P.S. The painting is a reproduction of the landscape's etude of Daniel Alekow.

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