Another play with this image, inspired by dinasset, but taken to extremes!

Thanks David,

Contrast mask and increase of saturation in low saturation areas.



I have tried to keep the semi-silhouette feel of the picture.
Perspective adjustment, more blue in the sky and slight changes to brightness and contrast.

Tried to fake an HDR before I do some much needed yardwork. lol

Grass now cut so back to play. Thought I would see if I can see what was once silhouetted.

Thanks, David. you give the photos the right balance they need.
Thanks Lyle, how nice your fake HDR effect on the photos. Very nice.

Increased the blue in the sky (probably overdone). More red in the roofs of the houses. Lowered saturation in the foreground and increased it for the background hills.



I decided to take part of the image and try to make the flowers stand out.



An attempt to make the ironwork show clearly.

I know; yet another fake IR. lol

David your aims "got" nice improved outcomes.
Lyle, I didn-t know that fake IR. You know so many effects!

My plays on your last 3, Issa.

...or with different manipulations:

Thank you Dinasset. I like your effects. They are very artistic.

Never seem to tire rendering these. lol

The seamless texture created (via Resynthesizer and much cloning), isn't to liking (so not sharing) but once rendered into this, hides a lot of the flaws. lololol

Again, thanks for the play, Issabella; today I'm off, but then my work week (you weekend). lol

A fuller tree.

And why not before I forget how to.

Great effects in here

Thanks for sharing your outcomes.
Lyle, your rendering effect is always espectacular and beautiful. And the tree came even nicer with so amny flowers. And marble effect is great!
diagrajamal1, I'm so happy you enter into this thread with such awesome outcomes. The both rose outcomes are really beautiful.
teapot, I love your outcome, too. Lovely effect on that simple photo.