There's a main road off to the right...I'll bet people driving by wondered what the heck I was doing. I had the tripod at it's lowest setting and I'm laying prone on the ground in the middle of this field. :-)
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- Generate HDR
- Detail Enhanced (100,65,2,0,.90,.275)
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- darken/lighten brush
- cleanup small treetops on horizon to right of large hay bale
- crop small slice off left to eliminate partial tree on left horizon
- resize
- NI
- usm (.35,100,10) +luminance (3 times)
- b/c (0,3)
- lighten/darken & soften brushes on upper left dark cloud area
- noise reduction: S&P (3,1)
- borders
- save as JPG
It rained buckets soon after I took this shot! Barely made it back to my vehicle parked 1/2 mile away. In my vehicle I took a couple of interesting (to me anyway) shots with the 'Abstract Emotion' in mind using the downpour for special effect.
(raining HARD!)
I came back to give this a final polish before rollover and noticed something I hadn't seen before. I wonder if anyone else will see it. Could be my eyes tricking me, but I see a face in the upper-left, complete with eyes, nose, mouth, long flowing hair and a beard. I've only had one beer - honest! :-P
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The storm came up suddenly that day, and Kathy could never forgive herself for not being nearer to her dear Darren when the lightning struck. It was not too many months later that Kathy threw herself to the cows in despair.
The first sentence is dang near true! BIG storm with thunder and lightning caught me out in the open for a few minutes while I raced back to my vehicle. All the while muttering to myself..."not good, not good carrying this 5 pound hunk of tripod metal...not good!". :-P
Very nicely composed image. The sky looks good and I like the balance of HDR. It's not overly done. Only nitpick is the grass looks oversaturated on my screen.
The storm came up suddenly that day, and Kathy could never forgive herself for not being nearer to her dear Darren when the lightning struck. It was not too many months later that Kathy threw herself to the cows in despair.
absolutly beautiful! Love the colors, the placement, the sky..wow. The grass seems a little bright for these types of clouds but seeing as the light is coming from the left, it could be correct. Reminds me of home :(
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