Lightroom

Boat on Lake

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by dtuladhar

Final Result
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FINAL // AFTER

RAW // BEFORE

#The Recipe

In-Camera: Tripod, ND Filter (e.g., 10-stop), Shutter Speed 30s+ (to completely flatten the water).

Basic Panel: Temp +25 (warm), Tint +40 (push toward magenta/pink), Highlights -100 (to retain cloud detail).

HSL Panel (Saturation): This is the core of the edit.

Red: +70

Orange: +70

Magenta: +80

Blue: -100 (to remove any blue from the boat or water).

Masking (Boat): Select Subject. Inside mask: Shadows +20, Clarity +15.

Masking (Water/Sky): Invert the subject mask. Inside mask: Clarity -20, Dehaze -10 (to soften the water and sky even more).