I processed the original by Nuzzer to improve the contrast, reduce the appearance of JPEG artifacts, and add some vignetting to emphasize the primary subject of the image.
The editing steps: (in the free GIMP tool)
- Open original.
- Duplicate background layer. Unsharp mask with radius around 50, amount=1.4, threshold=0. This adds Local Contrasts Enhancement and can really reduce the muddy look on a lot of images.
- Duplicate background layer. Add selective gaussian blur to reduce the JPEG artifact appearance.)
- Duplicate background layer. Add gaussian blur at radius 5, change blending mode to soft light.
- Create new layer, radial gradient fill followed by brushing with a soft round brush to create a grayscale vignette mask. Set blending mode to soft light.
The layers' opacities were adjusted throughout the process until I was happy with them.
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