I was photographing another sunset and three people appeared on the hill. It was almost dark, but I zoomed in and held my breath and got a couple of good shots. Yay for my P&S, let me tell you.
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I got a bit carried away. I cropped and sharpened, then ran it through Lucis Klimt and Perfectum (of course), sharpened some more.
Opened as a layer and used the drippy grunge filter (suemack I really appreciate it!)
I used the overlay blending mode at 100%, darkened it a bit with levels.
But that wasn't enough, so I used the film filter (I think it came from goodman originally) and also used the overlay blending mode and darkened it also.
After I saved the whole shebang, I cropped it a bit more and sharpened one more time. Voila.
Sort of surreaal - Are they waiting for UFAs? Observing a not-so-distant war? I wonder what makes it so ominous - maybe the unnatural red on the hillside is forboding - something bad is going to happen.
Lots for the eye to explore here! I love the way the tree branches look scratched on to the surface and the watercolor feel and the silhouettes! It feels like a piece of a story. Something magical seems to happen when water and fire are combined in these overlays.
i've also had a whole night without sleep .. last night .. so i'm heading into many many hours awake .. do i sound silly .. well i am ... so you should feel real glad that you wont get a pm from me today .. :)x
excellent alicia .. i love the colours first of all and then that wonderful silhouette ... your textures certainly work amazingly well for this photograph ..
sorry i havent got back .. i've been madly processing and commenting and washing clothes etc etc ... great to see something of yours in here too ..
:):)xx
Don't you just love it when people walk into your shot like that, making it so much more interesting? This is great! The textures work really well and I'm enjoying the wee bit of psychedelia going on at the bottom.
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