I frequently re-visit images that I have previously processed in Lightroom and/or Photoshop. I’ve found that I respond to photographs differently at different times, probably based on my mood or what else I’ve been working on during that session. This often leads me to tweak the settings or completely reprocess the image to achieve a different effect or create a different mood. The picture above is one of those images. It’s from a 2009 trip to Acadia National Park. While my first attempt at processing produced a good photograph, I wasn’t really happy with it – it seemed flat and uninviting. Earlier this week I decided to work on it again. After completely reprocessing it to enhance the sense of depth and increase the saturation of some key colors, I find it much more engaging. I feel more drawn into the image – it takes me back to the northern New York woods near where I grew up.
Images such as this have taught me that there is often more than one “right” answer.
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