Best left alone?

My dad took this shot (top) with his iPhone 4S from the dock at the end of Intrepid Lane in North Kingstown, RI. Anyhow, I think he really nailed this one, so I wanted to spend a few minutes doing some edits (bottom) using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.

Too dark. Too contrasty. I should have just left it alone.

Everything I touch just gets ruined – Charlie Brown.

beforephoto

Intrepid Dock

Quick….like a bunny (or a Cheetah)

Busch Gardens…

This has to be one of the luckiest shots I have ever taken. I was standing behind a crowd, couldn’t see a thing, and so I had to raise the camera over my head and quickly pan right to left, tracking what looked like a spotted blur. Can’t believe I got this bad boy in focus.