Thanks Tim.
As you probably guessed, in LightRoom I added lots of saturation and/or vibrance (I can't remember what exactly) to this image. This only seems to work with a very small number of my water pictures, and nothing else.
For a long time, I wanted my pictures (generaly small areas of the landscape) to look like what I'd seen in reality, as if I were saying to the viewer, "I saw it. It's out there. You can see the same thing if you look." Now I don't seem to care as much about that documentary aspect. (My subjects are almost never people.)
I seem to look at paintings more than photographs, and paintings almost alway seem to use reality as a inspiration, a stepping off point, not an end in itself.
Tim, I like your shots here. I'm guessing you added some vignetting and saturation on the rope shot. And aggressive sharpening and grain to the cannery.
I used to hate PP, but now that the tools are getting so much easier, and I'm learning my way a bit, it's getting more fun and really powerful.
Sorry to be so long winded. Great idea for a thread Cam. Lots of good stuff in here.
Best,
Mitchell