I know- it's not what you expected!! So, the question is: what DID I do to this shot to make it look the way it did? I may be a bit sketchy on it but here goes...
Why did I do it? I didn't want a dark shot as most of them have been rather high-key this month and I wanted to keep that consistency in my calendar view.
So what did I do? The first thing I did was choose a high-key effect which pretty much eliminated everything above and below the central section (I think it was called Albert Clock or something like that which I assume is named after a certain photographer who shoots mostly in high key- will have to research that some day!). I then played with the color to turn the orange/yellow into a more lemon/yellow. And lastly I added the mirror effect to turn the pattern into a leading line that drew you into the center of the picture. There may be a few more steps of sharpening and playing with the color in there, but it's been a few days and I forget!
Oh, yes, and what is it? It's the parking light on my new-to-me Sue-bee-ru!
Thank you Nina, Katy, Janis, Sandi, Bill, Pyrrhula, Sally, Marilyn, Taffy, Nicole, and Diane! Glad you enjoyed the revelation. It's really quite amazing what you can do to a photograph. And now that I know even the basics of photo processing, I find myself recognizing when others have done it to their photos and then try to say the shot sooc!
September 26th, 2015
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Thank you Nina, Katy, Janis, Sandi, Bill, Pyrrhula, Sally, Marilyn, Taffy, Nicole, and Diane! Glad you enjoyed the revelation. It's really quite amazing what you can do to a photograph. And now that I know even the basics of photo processing, I find myself recognizing when others have done it to their photos and then try to say the shot sooc!