Taken in the beautiful French village of Eguisheim in the Alsace region. The entire area is like stepping into a Toulouse Lautrec painting and if you ever get the chance you should go.
While the original struck me as a perfect scene for this challenge I got the feeling from the forums that some sort of filter use was expected so I tried the 'oil painting' and liked it enough to submit it. After a day or two I felt there may be too many entries using this filter (didn't notice too many in the end) and I looked around for an alternative.
Eventually I found Painnt and it allowed me to mix in the strength as well as many other adjustments to give me the look that I felt wasn't too over the top. Thanks for all the votes & comments.
Original with just the LR edits:
LR: set Autotone, adjusted highlights, shadows, black and white clipping, clarity & vibrance.
PS:
cloned out signs on door, window & garage
cloned out persons window reflection and light fitting under awning
Added filter in an application called Painnt (Mac OSX)
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