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Adobe Lightroom has proven to be a great tool for managing a large library of images (presently nearly 250,000 of them) and it's a versatile editing tool as well. Normally I use it conservatively--adjusting just enough to make a subject look as bright and bold as it did in reality. But there's room to play, too. This image of the J-120 yacht "Mr. Magoo" racing on San Francisco Bay has been taken to an extreme. I've boosted the recovery all the way to 100%, bringing down every bit of detail available in the brightest areas. Fill light, too, goes to 100%, opening up the shadows. Contrast, clarity, and vibrance are all taken to their highest extremes. Normally blackpoint, too, goes to 100, but in this image, it worked better at 55. At that point, the image is wildly gaudy, until the saturation is taken down to around -80 to counteract all of the rest. Does it look natural? Not at all! But hey... it's just for fun.