rotate, minor adjustment to levels

Lightning in Samui
Photo Information
Copyright: Aykut SIMSAR (rasmis) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 84 W: 9 N: 45] (291)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-06-06
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Edited by: Lennart Sundja (lennarts) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 102 W: 53 N: 134] (545)
Edited Image Upload Date: 2005-11-24 04:07:23
Categories: Nature
Workshop Note
If I remember correctly I rotated the photo 1,5 degrees CW. Then applied 10x15 crop.

Then I played a bit with the Shadow/Higlight function in PS. It made the dark area on the right to come a bit lighter and match the rest of the photo. Adjusting the "highlight" bar enabled to decrease the blur around the actual lightning and make it more contrast.
I did not make any tonal corrections as your version was perfectly fine for my eyes.

Getting the horizon straight was the only important thing. Rest of corrections were just playing around.
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