Help save an image!!!!

[rls2002]

Hi all,

I think I would like this image but am not sure how to save it. Have a go at this image and help me save it -

 

[AIRIC]

This is what I came up with but I'm far from a pro at PS

 

[rls2002]

This is what I came up with but I'm far from a pro at PS

Eric,

What did you do in PS to correct the image?

 

[AIRIC]

First I played a little in shadow/highlights, be careful in there. Then I played a little in levels. Added some saturation then did a noise reduction on it then added a diffused glow. I think that was it. I use Photoshop CS. I hope you like.

Eric

 

[Palgie]

i did this mainly because i was bored...

I did quite a few edits i mainly just changed the levels, curve, duped the layer then overlayed it.

 

[LaFoto]

I tried, too (and also cropped it a bit).
First I lassoed the bottom (feathered at 60px) and carefully upped the highlights.
Then I lassoed the top (same feather) and carefully lowered the shadows.
Then I applied the Soft Light at 40% in the Layer-Channel Mixer.
I selectively upped saturation of reds, yellows and blues in the Layers at 50% by 30.
At last once more added a layer at 50% to work on the curves (just a wee bit).
Then I set out to crop this, and this is my version. I am not sure this would really be my end result version for all times...

 

[LaFoto]

And last but not least I moved this to the Photoshop Challenges, for this is what we have this section for: to ask others to edit a photo that we cannot edit well enough ourselves. OK?