This is an old caboose that resides in the town I live in.

Anita

Anita,
What a wonderful image of the old caboose. Great job.

John

Really nicely done.

What technique did you use on that? It is such a lovely piece.

Thanks, John, Gail and Jane. Jane, this was done almost entirely with Camera Raw. Here it is in a nutshell:
Recovery 100
Fill Light 100
Contrast 100
Clarity 100
Vibrance 100
Reduce saturation until you're happy with it. Increase blacks, if needed. Adjust exposure if needed. Then play with the above settings until you get the look you want.
Here's another photo:

Anita

WOW!! Anita, that is outstanding. I really like that image.
John

Thanks so much, John.

Anita

Anita, beautiful job! I love it!

Anita.....Well Done !!! I like how you "exposed" both pictures.

You mentioned that you did them in Raw....I never have tried that process. Is it hard to do ? and do I need another program to load up ,before I can use it.

Thanks
George

Thanks, Smiles. George, using raw is really easy. If your camera doesn't shoot in raw, you can open a jpeg in Camera raw.

Anita