The Twists and Turns

 “The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination.” - Don Williams, Jr.

I took this photo while traveling in Japan at the end of 2011.  The interesting structure caught my attention and I had to take a picture of it.  It almost looks like a roller coaster, but if you look carefully you'll see that it would be a very dangerous roller coaster with the beams running so close to one another.  I came across the quote above and thought it would fit well with the photo.  The twists and turns of life...it's a great reminder to enjoy the journey and not get overly focused on the destination.  How's your journey so far??

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This week's guest judge for the Edit Me Challenge is Amy Sands from Little Adventures.  I was pretty excited to see she provided a photo of a horse.  I'm not sure I've ever edited a picture of a horse before.  Well, there's a first time for everything, right? 

Before:

After Edit: 

I've decided to get a little more bold with my edits but I'm not sure how bold this really is.  Here's what I did: 

• First, I cropped it in a bit.
• I practically maxed out on the clarity and vibrance settings on the picture. 
• I increased the recovery, fill light, blacks, brightness, and contrast.
• Might lights and darks stayed pretty balanced but I did darken my lights a bit.
• With split toning, I changed the hue to a 66.
• For detail I sharpened it a bit but didn't use any masking.

What do you think?  Tips?  Suggestions?

Oh, if you haven't added your photo to this week's Finagle a Foto Challenge, it's not too late.  The challenge this week is "Favorite Things".  Click here to join in the fun!

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