I played with a make shift Variable ND filter by combining a circular and linear polarizing filter to take this shot. I did this more as a test than to achieve a certain look. The water though is blurred due to the one second exposure. It also influenced the density in areas of the water and the sky.
Selective colour adjustments to bring out the yellow in the sand and the blue in the water.
Unsharp mask and scale.
I'm very surprised by the voter response with 4 days to go. I took 2 different images for this challenge on the last day of submission. I didn't like either image very much and wasn't able to pull together my awesome ribbon winning idea with only 2 hours left before deadline so I submitted this image anyway. I wasn't expecting this much response.
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I LOVE the processing on this. I'm torn as to whether or not the sunbather improves or detracts from the shot. But I think it transforms this from being just another shot of driftwood to something with a story. Hope you'll share your processing steps.
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