Before and After - Linville Falls

In 2008 we took a trip to Asheville NC for a weekend get away. One of the places we stopped was Linville Falls which is off the Blue Ridge Parkway around mile 316.  We took a ton of pics while we were there but after off loading them at home I wasn't super impressed with any of them.  The day was super overcast so everything had a really cool hue.

Fast forward two years to yesterday when DH was browsing thru old pics and ran across this one.  He dropped it into Lightroom to see what he could do with it.  After he was done he called me over - I honestly could not remember taking the picture.  That was, until she showed me the original and the memory came flooding back.  The difference in the image was night and day!

The Original - kind of cool and flat

The edit - saturation and exposure adjusted

The edits were subtle but just enough to warm up the picture and bring out the colors.  It's no longer flat to me.  I need to try this more often - find an old picture that was unimpressive at first and see if I can turn it around!!