Editing the Power House at Maramec Spring

[Blessings Captured]

I like this picture of the power house at Maramec Spring Park, but I can’t seem to get the editing right. How would you edit it?
-Hannah

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[William Frazer]

Great composition there!
I am no expert on lighting, but I will point out that the building is slightly crooked. The photo needs either a lens correction, or perhaps to be rotated anticlockwise a degree or so.
I am eager to hear what others have to suggest.

[Jenna Harnish]

This is how i edited it, but it may be to heavy on the contrast for your style! you can see some of the setting i changed on the screenshot. its interesting to experiment with the HDR, glow effect on some pictures.

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[Laura Lane]

Hi @blessingscaptured!

I’ve literally just finished watching the video on colour adjustments in the Secrets to Photo Editing Course before seeing your post, and am thinking the picture is a little too green/saturated… If you haven’t seen this video yet, you might find it helpful: https://www.lenspiration.com/lesson/color-adjustments/. In it, James mentioned the HSL panel in which you can choose to desaturate individual hues etc.

–Laura

[Blessings Captured]

@cheesestick I’ll adjust the straightness. It’s tricky for me to get things perfectly level.

@jenna I like how the clarity brings out the moss on the roof.

@laura-aome I have recently watched that lesson. I’ll have to try desaturating the green a little.

Thank you everyone for your advice!

-Hannah

[Lydia Bennett]

Fun to see different edits & comments! My initial thought was the same as Laura’s – it’s just super green! I think a little touch of desaturation would do the trick. Maybe a slight vignette to just pull the focus in a little more as well?

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[Blessings Captured]

Thank you @lenspirationlydia. I hadn’t realized how green it was. I also like the vignette.

[Blessings Captured]

I edited it after Mr. Staddon’s suggestions last night at the webinar. What do you think?

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[Ezra Morley]

Hey, @blessingscaptured, that’s a significant improvement in my opinion! I don’t know what James told you, but I think his advice definitely got you moving in the right direction. 🙂

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