Two bulbs in a planter box in my backyard (next to my wife's tomatoes, basil and parsley). No electricity running, just used levels and a gradient layer mask with a lowered white point to get the bulb to look bright.
I was actually hoping to do a tilt-shift edit for trees, but it didn't quite come out how I wanted. I definitely wanted to submit something for an advanced editing challenge... they don't come as often as I want them to!!!
Here's my tree outtake
Edits on this were-
Open, cloned out a leaf and white glob, lens blur, layers (with gradient), dodge and burn, add border and resize.
Shot on a Nikkor 35mm F/2 manual (wedged into my Kmount Pentax)
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At first glance I really liked this photo. But then I noticed the distinct line at the edge of the blur and the streak in the upper right corner. I like the idea though. Seems like this was a good photo that needed better post processing.
Interesting juxtaposition of the old and the new energy efficient bulb, I especially like the concept of the old bulb being out of focus as if it's day is done. Nice work
Score 9: Simple concept so beautifully executed with such wonderful gritty textures and great shallow DOF. And such an unconventional composition too, which I like.
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