The edit looks much better. The thing with linear profiles is that it gives you so much headroom to work but also requires quite a bit to get it right.
Great to have you back John. Hope your surgery went well and wishing for a quick and complete recovery.
Nothing says spring here in the NW more than tulips and cherry blossoms.
I had read that thread. I have been using linear profiles on and off for a while. I haven’t done anything serious with iPhone images yet. Recently upgraded to the 15 pro so hopefully have better images to work with than my 11 pro I had.