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After yesterday's hot mess I went for a simpler approach today. This is a single image icm with a few basic adjustments in Lightroom. Less is more.

[moni kozi]

I'm a sucker for icm. I love this. Indeed this one is better than yesterday's. What adjustments did you apply in post? I'm curious, because I rarely know what to do in that respect.

[Diana]

What a stunner Chris, wonderful lines and tones. I have never tried this but would like to give it a go. Moni's question therefore interests me too.

[Maggiemae]

Lovely colours for this type of camera shot! Quite clear!

[Renee Salamon]

I liked the other, this one is even better

[Antonio-S]

Good work!

[Casablanca]

Oh I like this, super shot

[Joan Robillard]

Wonderful ICM

[Bucktree]

Great results. This one is very nice.

[Steve Chappell]

Nice ICM

[Newbank Lass]

Great on black

[Merrelyn]

Nicely done

[gloria jones]

Fabulous

[Taffy]

Worked out really well.

[Kathy]

I like the ICM of the spring-tones trees.

[Christina]

LOVE it!

[Milanie]

Came out quite nicely - I still have managed the skill of the ICM

[LManning (Laura)]

Well done!

[Shutterbug]

Love the icm effect and the color.

[Chris Cook]

@monikozi @ludwigsdiana on the original raw image I boosted the contrast and saturation. I also opened the shadows slightly and brought down the highlights. I believe I also gave it a little boost in clarity. It is really just a matter of making adjustments until you like what you see. I have a routine on pretty much all my images when it comes to global adjustments. Once I’m happy I start fine tuning with local adjustments.

[moni kozi]

@cdcook48 Oh, that is great input. I usually go by trial and error, adding and undoing until I like the result. Your response shows me that I am on the right track, not in the bush...
Indeed, the tweaks you mention make sense.
Tganks for taking the time to respond.