Rough

The surface of this boardwalk, leading to the Atlantic Ocean on Plum Island, Mass., was fairly rough.

Used my newly-installed Topaz Adjust 5. Much faster to load than 4, and lots of new sliders and presets. Fun to use!

Don't snag your sweater!

The rough sides of the logs on this 1850s era Colorado mining cabin make a lovely backdrop for a long view of rugged Summit County mountains.

Brought back some of the detail in the dark corners by opening up the exposure in Camera RAW editor, then used a Levels adjustment layer in PS to re-correct the color in the view out the door.

I was very thankful for my DSLR, that let me focus on the distance, rather than trying to latch on to the fallen log, or tree, in the foreground, as my old camera undoubtedly would have.