On This Day 2016-Bordeaux

Nine years ago, my father and I visited Bordeaux, France where we traveled on the city’s trams.

I made this photo using my Lumix LX7, exposing the original image using the camera’s RAW mode.

Last night I revisited this nine-year old image and converted the Lumix RAW file to DNG format using DxO PureRaw, then make a series of adjustments using Adobe Lightroom to improve contrast and exposure.

These changes resulted in a much better image.

Original Lumix RAW file, scaled for internet without interpretation, lens- correction or alteration to color, contrast, or exposure.
First round of changes: High contrast image following PureRaw conversion to PNG format with lens correction and adjustments to contrast and exposure using Lightroom.
Second round of changes and refinement to the RAW file following PureRaw conversion to PNG format with lens correction and adjustments to contrast and exposure using Lightroom.