So it said play...edit in a different way than normal. I never use software like Photomatix to blend images...but a lot of people do, so I thought I would try it out. Edited in a much different way to start with...then went through some more edits once it was done. I think it was a fun exercise, but I think I like doing luminosity masks and hand blending more! I too cropped in from the left, that building and stoop were distracting, and I liked the sidewalk leading in from the corner. I also brought it up from the bottom, so that the fence was not so dominant. Also perspective correction...because architecture.
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