Post Processing

So I created this Panorama out of 5 pictures and it looked kinda 'dirty'. Of course, in Nov, the fall season has passed, the leaves have fallen off, the colors are gone, there is no charm. And of course the pictures taken in mid day creates that horrible sun glare which has no fix until eternity. So I had to get creative and make it better, of course.  So this is the before.

And this is what I got after. Isnt that amazing? I was pretty impressed by it. The lake stays the same, I created the shadow so it looks more 'crystal'. I still cant fix the bare trees,  improved the grass, fixed the pavement. I wish I could put  some fall color trees in there but then I didnt want to take the natural location out of it. The clients have some sentimental connection to the location and I didnt want to change it too much to take the emotions away.  They liked it. They said it was unrecognizable. So I think thats a good thing, yet they can tell where they were.