The photography gods have a very warped sense of humor. I decided to visit Fort Wetherill State Park this morning for my daily photo. The Spanish-American War era Fort is in ruins, and there's hardly an inch of the concrete structure that is not covered in graffiti. I spent about 90 minutes wandering through the ruins and taking countless photos. I had several that would work well for this project, and satisfied with the morning's results, I returned to my car and headed to lunch. Driving down the access road to the park, I spotted these three divers coming out of the water. A quick slam on the brakes followed by a reverse-race back to a parking area and a sprint from my car to the waterline got me there just in time to take this photo. Fort Wetherill will have to go into a separate collection since this clearly trumps any graffiti strewn ruins that will still be there tomorrow!
The trio had been diving off the coast of Jamestown for the better part of the morning. When I asked how the conditions were, they replied, "Cloudy." The last week has been extremely windy and the silt in the water is still unsettled. Not that Narragansett Bay is ever truly clear, mind you, but after the wind we've had it would be a thick underwater fog. The water temperature today was 46 F (8 C) so it was definitely a brisk swim.
Post processing started with a brilliant warm filter in Topaz Adjust. I then adjusted adaptive exposure, regions, contrast, and protect highlights. A levels adjustment was added in PSE.
