said by timcuth :

And here's one I probably didn't do enough with.

(Original is on the left)

Tim

said by 35375105 :

That's actually close to what the sky was, if I remember. The sun was setting so it was an orangish color, not as blue as midday.

said by timcuth :

The sky is "prettier" in the second one, but the color looks fake. I am looking out a window as I view your two samples and the color is much truer to the actual sky in your first one.

Tim

said by timcuth :

The sky is "prettier" in the second one, but the color looks fake. I am looking out a window as I view your two samples and the color is much truer to the actual sky in your first one.

Tim

said by WaxPhoto :

Open your edit. Go to File>Open As Layer. Select the original unedited photo. [You may need to resize this layer to fit the edited one] Select half of the image, pick the eraser, set the brush to the biggest one (probably galaxy) and erase that half. Voila.

said by Edit This :

An even better method is to go into lAB and then Curve. Adjust the "a" and "b" channels and lastly the "lightness" channel. Can be tricky but also can produce amazing results.

said by Edit This :

It works better in LAB. For reason WAY too technical for me to understand.

I post therefore I am.

said by samburgers :

It works better in LAB. For reason WAY too technical for me to understand.

I post therefore I am.

said by Edit This :

Open in PS > Image > mode > LAB. Image > Apply Image > Overlay > 35%. Sharpen in LAB and RGB using this technique: »Re: [FYI] Sharpening Tutorial.