Cold Front Arriving by kannafoot

Cold Front Arriving

Cold Front Arriving
15 April 2014 -- 105/365
Lincoln, Rhode Island

Yesterday's warm weather was short-lived. A cold front was rolling in this afternoon, which brought the temperatures back down to 50°F (10°C) and it was accompanied by extremely high winds. I went to Lincoln woods hoping to get some photos of folks attempting to fish in the strong winds, but what really caught my attention was this section along the dam. There was nobody fishing here because the water was being driven over the top of the dam and onto the grass. This, mind you, is before the heavy rains forecast for later today! I wanted to capture the turbulence in the water and the flooding being caused by the winds. The style of processing I selected was intended to emphasize that turmoil.

Post processing started with a classic filter in Topaz B&W FX. I adjusted color sensitivity sliders, adaptive exposure, regions, contrast, boost black, and boost white. I then took a second copy of the original back into Topaz B&W FX and used the same general controls but for an extremely high contrast version of the photo. I then layered the two b&w versions using a multiply overlay at 38% opacity. A levels adjustment was applied in PSE.

Here's the high res version in Smugmug: http://kannafoot.smugmug.com/Photo-Challenges/PAD2014/i-9TmNnLR/0/XL/2014%2004%2015_0168%20copy-XL.jpg
No wonder you get such depth out of your images . . .

and here in Chicago, we had S-N-O-W enough to cover the entire neighborhood in white.
April 15th, 2014  
@jyokota Thanks, Junko! Now, don't be mentioning that "S" word!
April 15th, 2014  
Beautifully processed to bring out the textures.
April 15th, 2014  
@tryingforsighs Thanks, Rachel! (Now all I need do is dry out my sneakers...)
April 15th, 2014  
We had cold weather return as well, Ron. Love the black and white and all the water covering the ground.
April 15th, 2014  
@hayleymolloycook Thanks, Hayley! Now, just don't send of that white stuff east... Some things don't have to be shared! lol
April 15th, 2014  
This is a great composition...and with the little water spillway it makes the scene even more interesting and complex. Great capture.
April 15th, 2014  
@tasian Thanks, Ken! It's not what I set out to photograph, but I couldn't pass it up.
April 15th, 2014  
Wow, really well cpatured atmosphere
April 15th, 2014  
@angiec Thanks, Angie! I got home just as the skies opened up.
April 15th, 2014  
This photo says it all!
April 15th, 2014  
@cejaanderson Thanks, Jane! It was a pretty dramatic scene, that's for sure.
April 15th, 2014  
Oh wow, now that sure is some wild weather! I can almost feel the coldness and wind just by looking at this! A very atmospheric shot! :)
April 16th, 2014  
Nice picture :)
April 16th, 2014  
Really cool shot. Love the processing
April 16th, 2014  
@lilminimonka Brianna, it SNOWED overnight! They promised me summer a couple of days ago, and now look what happened! It should be illegal to snow after the vernal equinox.

@flauschigerkeks Thanks, Nina! My sneakers are still wet, though. :)
April 16th, 2014  
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