shoot and edit: good morning (EDIT)

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(EDIT)

i started my edit in lightroom 3 and followed the steps in the first part of ashley's edit, adjusting to fit my photo.  i also adjusted the sharpness by bumping up the amount radius and detail just slightly and adjusted the noise by bumping up the liminance just a tad and moving the detail as well.

then i took it over to photoshop cs5 (only because i am more comfortable there) and added a curves adjustment layer.  i also added a levels adjustment layer and bumped up the left side to 20. then added a brightness/contrast layer and bumped the contrast down. lastly, i added a color balance layer where i adjusted the midtones and highlights.

thanks to ashley at ramblings and photos and jill at forever 'n ever 'n always photography for hosting this fun challenge.  be sure to stop by and check out all of the other great edits from this week's good morning editing challenge.