Lightroom

Toronto City Skyline

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by dtuladhar

Final Result
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FINAL // AFTER

RAW // BEFORE

#The Recipe

Basic Panel: Highlights -100, Shadows +100 (this suggests an HDR merge or extreme single-file recovery).

Basic Panel (Re-contrast): Contrast +30, Clarity +20, Dehaze +10 (to add "punch").

HSL Panel (Luminance): This is the key to the "glow."

Aqua: +60

Blue: +50

Red/Orange/Yellow: +15 (makes all the city lights pop).

HSL Panel (Saturation): Aqua +70, Blue +70.

Detail Panel: Sharpening +60.

Lens Corrections: Enable Lens Profile Corrections (the distortion at the edges is a key part of the wide-angle look, but corrections are likely used).