One-Four Challenge: June Week One – Boathouse and Bridge

Its now June and so time for a new image for Robyn’s One-Four Challenge.

Week One Edit

For this first week I wanted to keep the edit quite simple. I cropped it and used the clone tool to remove the remaining branches in the top right corner. I then used the levels adjustment tool to boost the shadows and highlights, added a warming filter and increased the saturation a little  to make the autumnal colours pop.

All edits were done using Photoshop Elements 13.

Here’s the original image for comparison:

Original Image

This month’s picture was taken in Hartsholme Country Park in Lincoln (UK) last November during Photography 101. I used shots of the front of the boathouse for the architecture theme but this one, showing the rear view over the lake, was never used. The boathouse is Victorian, built in 1881 when the park was still the grounds of a stately home. The…