I happen to see a video by Tim Shields who is a successful landscape photographer. He proposed that landscapes should tell a story with some elements of drama to be more interesting to the viewer. He uses Lightroom to create interest in previously uninteresting views.
There are many software options to accomplish this transformation. I happened to experiment with Luminar Neo to see what was possible. Previously, I tended toward a more realistic approach with some minor tweaking. But with the following before and after photos, I took Tim's advice and tried to bring a dramatic storyline into play.
The first is a picture of a high meadow above the Provo River in Utah, not far from my home. The initial shot lacks focus and is dull. So I changed it from a noon scene to a near sunset to the left, with storm clouds of a pending storm.
The second is a photo of Maple Mountain across Utah Lake. The original is pleasant enough, and is accurate as to what the eye saw at the time. But I chose to have the sun setting lower to the right with the hint of the pending end of the storm.
You be the judge of which photos are more pleasing to the eye and evoke an emotional response.

I welcome your experience and insights.

By the way, both photos were taken with an Olympus E-M10.1 with a Panasonic 12-32mm zoom.

I happen to see a video by Tim Shields who is a successful landscape photographer. He proposed that landscapes should tell a story with some elements of drama to be more interesting to the viewer. He uses Lightroom to create interest in previously uninteresting views.
There are many software options to accomplish this transformation. I happened to experiment with Luminar Neo to see what was possible. Previously, I tended toward a more realistic approach with some minor tweaking. But with the following before and after photos, I took Tim's advice and tried to bring a dramatic storyline into play.
The first is a picture of a high meadow above the Provo River in Utah, not far from my home. The initial shot lacks focus and is dull. So I changed it from a noon scene to a near sunset to the left, with storm clouds of a pending storm.
The second is a photo of Maple Mountain across Utah Lake. The original is pleasant enough, and is accurate as to what the eye saw at the time. But I chose to have the sun setting lower to the right with the hint of the pending end of the storm.
You be the judge of which photos are more pleasing to the eye and evoke an emotional response.

I welcome your experience and insights.

By the way, both photos were taken with an Olympus E-M10.1 with a Panasonic 12-32mm zoom.

I happen to see a video by Tim Shields who is a successful landscape photographer. He proposed that landscapes should tell a story with some elements of drama to be more interesting to the viewer. He uses Lightroom to create interest in previously uninteresting views.
There are many software options to accomplish this transformation. I happened to experiment with Luminar Neo to see what was possible. Previously, I tended toward a more realistic approach with some minor tweaking. But with the following before and after photos, I took Tim's advice and tried to bring a dramatic storyline into play.
The first is a picture of a high meadow above the Provo River in Utah, not far from my home. The initial shot lacks focus and is dull. So I changed it from a noon scene to a near sunset to the left, with storm clouds of a pending storm.
The second is a photo of Maple Mountain across Utah Lake. The original is pleasant enough, and is accurate as to what the eye saw at the time. But I chose to have the sun setting lower to the right with the hint of the pending end of the storm.
You be the judge of which photos are more pleasing to the eye and evoke an emotional response.

I welcome your experience and insights.

By the way, both photos were taken with an Olympus E-M10.1 with a Panasonic 12-32mm zoom.

I happen to see a video by Tim Shields who is a successful landscape photographer. He proposed that landscapes should tell a story with some elements of drama to be more interesting to the viewer. He uses Lightroom to create interest in previously uninteresting views.
There are many software options to accomplish this transformation. I happened to experiment with Luminar Neo to see what was possible. Previously, I tended toward a more realistic approach with some minor tweaking. But with the following before and after photos, I took Tim's advice and tried to bring a dramatic storyline into play.
The first is a picture of a high meadow above the Provo River in Utah, not far from my home. The initial shot lacks focus and is dull. So I changed it from a noon scene to a near sunset to the left, with storm clouds of a pending storm.
The second is a photo of Maple Mountain across Utah Lake. The original is pleasant enough, and is accurate as to what the eye saw at the time. But I chose to have the sun setting lower to the right with the hint of the pending end of the storm.
You be the judge of which photos are more pleasing to the eye and evoke an emotional response.

I welcome your experience and insights.

By the way, both photos were taken with an Olympus E-M10.1 with a Panasonic 12-32mm zoom.