Great job, David. Thank you so much.

@Issabella,

I should thank you. It is not only a chance to enjoy your beautiful photographs, but part of my gimp learning process.

David, it's so nice to see your way of transform, improve etc my photos. So thanks to you and so many who participe in this thread.

I visited Fisherman's Bastion, too Beautiful views from there.

IMG_2208.

Apart from cropping some of the foreground, I have made very small changes using curves and saturation.



IMG_2228.

Perspective adjustment, Contrast mask, Curves and Colour-boost layer at 50% opacity.



IMG_2213.

Perspective, Contrast mask at 65% opacity, Curves, Colour-boost layer at 50% opacity.



For these last two images, even though the photographs were taken when the sky was overcast, I found that using a contrast mask made it easier to make adjustments using Curves.

IMG_2235.

Perspective. Saturation H M L. Crop.



IMG_2237.

Crop. Curves. Saturation H M L increase in L (excluding the sky with a selection).

I know; another droste. lol

Thought I would re-join the thread.

Perspective change, removed the person on the steps, repaired the balustrade, enhanced the stonework and made the sky darker blue. Resisted the temptation to add any Aussie fauna.

That must have been hard

Incredible results. Thanks a lot.
Sallyanne, you are a Master in restoration and photography.
David, great results, too.
Lyle, Wow! I love that droste
OMG, you got the best colour of the structure and removed the person
Thanks a lot.

Karlovy Vary is the Czech name for Carlsbad (Karlsbad in German), which is a spa town located in the western part of the Czech Republic. Charles IV of Luxembourg founded the city in 1370.
The city is famous for its hot springs (13 main sources, about 300 smaller sources).
Here some photos.

Sallyanne,