boat on the Keizersgracht passing under a bridge

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

It is worthwhile to browse through your old photos occasionally, as it can allow you to find photos to post-process that you previously didn't think were worthwhile. Similarly, it can allow you to find photos that you might want to have another go at post-processing.

This photo is an example of the latter - I originally post-processed it as a black and white photo and posted it in this blog post. However, I was never really happy with it. When I saw it again recently, I noticed how I had managed to blow out the sky and the water behind the boat. As a result, I decided to run it through Adobe Camera Raw again, and used the Silver Efex Pro 2 plugin for Adobe Photoshop from Google's Nik Collection.

This re-visited edit is much more pleasing to me - as much more of the tonal range has been preserved, and the sky and river are not blown out. I have also cropped the image a little tighter, removing some of the water from the bottom of the frame, and some of the trees from the left of the frame.

What about you?
Do you prefer this edit? Or do you prefer the original edit?
Do you occasionally go through your old photos and find some previously-missed gems, or photos worth re-editing?