As seen in a postcard

[RVT1K]

I took this shot, I promise!
But I have seen almost the same thing in a postcard.
The Nijubashi Bridge on the grounds of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

 

[Braineack]

nice shot!

a few suggestions for improvement with the processing (assuming LR):

• reduce the amount of + shadow a bit
• increase the warmth via the WB.
• reduce the amount of clarity added
• possibly increase the dehaze slider

 

[tirediron]

And, if you want to go crazy, throw in a new sky. Nice image.

 

[otherprof]

I took this shot, I promise!
But I have seen almost the same thing in a postcard.
The Nijubashi Bridge on the grounds of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

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Nice! How about a crop down to the top of the bridge? ( A Japanese “ Eyes of God”)

 

[RVT1K]

I took that one on my first trip to Tokyo back in 2011 (two camera bodies and something like 7 versions of Elements ago), I wish the weather was better that day. I'll have to dig up the original and see if I can do a better job.

Does anyone have any suggestions for what I could have done differently when I took the shot to make the sky look better?

I know there are lots of post-processing things but I always want to take a better shot rather than make it better.