We all know this tutorial about sharpening things with the "highpass" filter.
I tried this (for me) new thing. I duplicated the background layer went
to "Shadow&Highlight" and worked with the following settings on the duplicated layer:
Shadow amount up to 100+ / Highlight amount also set to 100+
I clicked on the "Show more options"-button and set the "Mid-tone contrast" to -20.
After that I clicked "OK". Then I desaturated the background layer copy and set
the blending mode to "Soft Light". After that you can also play with the opacity just as you want it.
Try it.

FYI: On the uploaded picture you can see the processed part on the left and the unprocessed
on the right. To make the effect more visual I didn't use exactly the values equal to my description.

love the photograph and thank you for the comparison

This is just the sort of "simple" tool that can make a big difference. Nice job explaining and demonstrating how it works.

Thanks both :-)
Hope some of you will try it out to see how it affects your photos.

Have a good day

I really like how you've made the comparison image here. You can really tell the difference.

much more better the result than the original, such a good tutorial of your work with this picture, I'm gonna try something as soon as possible.
Thanks for the Tuto.

I tried your tutorial and I thought the colors showed better without desaturating the image. Your sample image is great btw. Good tutorial. How did your colors get to stand out so much in yours?

@byutanner: Hi Jason, maybe you have to play with the midtone-contrast or the opacity of the layer.
You can send me your image and I will take a look?!