Some of my friends, hanging out after the restaurant kicked us out so it could close. I took a few steps back and took a picture. Our little group has been practically adopted by the elderly Taiwanese couple who run it.
Interesting notes:
Jeni is not crazy, just very animated. Though it is her box of porn on the Mini's hood. The takeout container is mine - awesome cold sesame peanut noodles. Monica, a/k/a lil_mo, is second from the left.
Obviously, I did a whole lot to this. There was tone mapping, and then a bunch of shadow/highlight work. Some levels. A soft light layer. Neat Image and lots of despeckle. Then it was draganized, with the fill pulled back to about 25%. Masked off the Mini in the foreground and darkened it since it had a lot of glare. Ultimately it was resized and aggressively sharpened via Smart Sharpen.
Rebecca, this is AWESOME!!! In the great composition and moment you captured, in the excellent processing. . .but mostly. . .in getting to feel like part of the moment ourselves. It is so candid and so real. I'm so glad you shared the details. It makes it even more special.
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