What to take out of a picture

There is a range of views on image editing, from those in favour to those strongly against. One view holds that the strongest photographs require very little post-processing. It is always better to get the image right in-camera or, where possible, to change position and remove distracting elements at the moment of capture rather than relying on editing later.

But when this is not possible there needs to be alittle editing to remove the distractions. (Image is for editing purpose only)