Everybody needs...

... good neighbours.

[finished version on my [url=http://www.blipfoto.com/entry/1346546]Kinda Horrigans[/url] journal]

Not a lot of editing with this. With the RAW file, I bumped up the exposure by +0.80, then opened it in Photoshop. After that, I straightened the image using the Filter > Distortion > Lens Correction tool plus tweaked the vertical perspective a tad as it was leaning backwards ever so slightly. Then, flattened the shot (though at this point it's only one layer, it gets renamed to layer 0 when you straighten it and I like to keep things tidy!), duplicated the background layer and used Topaz Adjust and the Spicify preset plus a little noise reduction to bring out the textures. Added a 50% grey layer set to overlay blend mode and used the black and white brushes set at around 10% opacity to bring out some of the shadow / contrasts with the texture.

Flattened the lot, applied a teensy vignette (I normally duplicate the background layer, then use the Lens Correction tool to apply the vignette and a layer mask to tweak it afterwards) and sharpened. That was it.

It always sounds more editing than it really is when you write it all out!

Tip of the Day:
Buildings that lean or horizons that are screwy are always a pain - I saw this really useful little article on Getting it Straight which has some other great ideas for those Leaning Tower of Pisa moments!