Wow. I put a lot of work into this one.
I saw the clouds outside and ran and grabbed my camera and was able to get three shots before the dramatic cloud formation broke.
I asked Yo_Spiff a lot about this entry and he gave some great advice. I wouldn't've thought about half of the things that needed to be addressed without him. Thanks Steve -- sorry for pestering you!
The original shot was quite dark on the roof and bright in the sky so I used layers to bring out the details on both areas. I use Lightroom so downloaded GIMP to work with layers. Spent a while learning to use 'em and then used a touch of topaz detail to bring out some of the details and encourage more definition. Lastly some final adjustments in Lightroom again. Export, and here I am now.
Hope ye like it!
I had some fun with topaz along the way too. Slightly different shot but same session.
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