Flickr Picnik versus Adobe Lightroom

Abandoned Wooden Boat by the Lake, originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia.

I tried to cope with contrast and harsh light and shadows in this photo. I got above result with picnik of flickr using local contrast. (No HDR) And the below with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2, changing basic parameters in develop mode:



You can try following values for basic parameters in Adobe Lightroom develop mode as a starting point, however you should try to change them until you get the best result you like.

Recovery: 100
Fill Light: 100
Blacks: 30
Contrast: 30
Clarity: 60
Saturation: -20
Sharpening Amount: 50