While I think that any photographer's photo, even an unedited one straight out of the camera, has value as a record of what was seen, i also agree that images benefit greatly from some editing here and there. Editing programs are available everywhere, and some even free when done online (and online editing sites are surprisingly capable!), so a photographer might do well to explore options to enhance their photos.

That said (and apologies for basically hijacking this thread with this post...), my creative side loves to play with editing when I get a hankering to. I end up with stuff like this:



Sometimes it's just fun. Or maybe I have too much time on my hands.