Beautiful Mountain Lake

[Q4kntmare]

A nice view while fishing last week.

 

[tirediron]

Very nice. I think some careful burning & dodging and perhaps a subtle curves layer could really make this pop.

 

[Q4kntmare]

Very nice. I think some careful burning & dodging and perhaps a subtle curves layer could really make this pop.

I obviously know what the burning and dodging is/will do... but what is/will the subtle curves layer accomplish?

Thanks.

 

[tirediron]

Applied the way I am thinking of it, raise the black point a little bit and increase contrast; essentially giving the image just a bit more 'pop'.

 

[Streets]

A nice view while fishing last week.View attachment 128455

This is how I would have post-processed it. I used the free "Photoshop Express" software.