For those of us who don't subscribe to the Adobe CC service and use the standalone products, we didn't receive the new Dehaze tool in the Lightroom 6.1 update.
Prolost has come along and developed a nice set of presets and offered them for free that will do the same thing. A nice little work around, here's a link for anyone that wants to check it out: Prolost Dehaze for Lightroom 6.1 — Prolost
I had one photo in particular that I wanted to try it on, as the morning I took the picture was really hazy. Worked pretty well and I do believe I like the newly processed shot better than the previously edited shot. It's obvious that the contrast has been cranked way up to mask the haze, but even with it much more contrasty, I still think I like it better. I didn't take any further steps in refining my "after" shot, just applied the preset and uploaded it, so there's definitely more tweaking that could be done.
Before:
Old Barn by Matthew Krei, on Flickr
After:
Ruther Glen, VA - Dehazed by Matthew Krei, on Flickr
Prolost has come along and developed a nice set of presets and offered them for free that will do the same thing. A nice little work around, here's a link for anyone that wants to check it out: Prolost Dehaze for Lightroom 6.1 — Prolost
I had one photo in particular that I wanted to try it on, as the morning I took the picture was really hazy. Worked pretty well and I do believe I like the newly processed shot better than the previously edited shot. It's obvious that the contrast has been cranked way up to mask the haze, but even with it much more contrasty, I still think I like it better. I didn't take any further steps in refining my "after" shot, just applied the preset and uploaded it, so there's definitely more tweaking that could be done.
Before:
Old Barn by Matthew Krei, on FlickrAfter:
Ruther Glen, VA - Dehazed by Matthew Krei, on Flickr