The Wall by maggiemae

The Wall

More sun today - not too cold to go walking down by the sea and chose to photograph the huge wall of the Steam Punk Headquarters. I used the EV to lighten the shot and then used levels to bring more colour to the mask.

Three good things:
1. Felt really proud of my town - a lot going on - building, beautifying, planting etc.
2. Being retired means you can go to bed early if you want… I did and caught up on some lost energy.
3. Fresh salads in a bag to buy.
It is a good thing when you can be proud of where you live. I love your processing on this cool wall and how the rusty old barrels look pastel.
July 20th, 2018  
Thanks Dixie - there are heaps of things to photograph in this area but it actually a matter of actually seeing them as a photo!
July 20th, 2018  
This really is a cool wall! I love your editing too.
July 20th, 2018  
It is such an interesting building ... a very different processing of it .. I love your town as well .. It got some bad press the other week on 7 Sharp which I though was unfair ..
July 20th, 2018  
You're really adventurous with your processing, can I ask what program you use? PS I was born to be retired!!
July 20th, 2018  
I really like how you have process this. The color is very interesting and helps the details stand out
July 20th, 2018  
@julzmaioro But you should have been aware of what happened after that - the News Team decided they would have to come to Oamaru! I was really surprised they didn't know about me - famous person born in Oamaru! lol!
July 20th, 2018  
@fbailey I use iPhoto processing and also PhotoscapeX, Felicity. Sometimes I don't do any processing as it doesn't make a photo more appealing!
July 20th, 2018  
@maggiemae Thanks Maggie, I'm not familiar with either of these. I use Elements 11 and the free Nik filters. Most of my pics need all the help they can get!
July 20th, 2018  
@fbailey I use NiK too - its often the knowledge of what these editing functions can do to get the end result you have desired.
July 20th, 2018  
@grammyn Its actually made of Oamaru stone, Katy and as this wall faces south, it has quite a lot of mould and green on it - so I wanted to minimise that!
July 20th, 2018  
Bep
Love your editing!
July 20th, 2018  
Super building with the steampunk emblem ! Love the edit !
July 20th, 2018  
A fascinating image and wonderful processing.
July 20th, 2018  
@maggiemae well I would say you’ve succeeded beautifully
July 20th, 2018  
awesome processing - well suited for steam punk art
July 20th, 2018  
Perfect for representing steam punk.
July 20th, 2018  
Neat image and edits :)
July 21st, 2018  
@janemartin This is on a side wall, Jane and not seen much by anyone unless you go down the side. On the other side, more public is a odd looking fisherman fishing off the roof for steam punk butterflies!
July 21st, 2018  
Haha I did think of you both ... and expected you to pop up one night ..
July 21st, 2018  
Interesting image. Good processing.
July 21st, 2018  
Brilliant processing Maggie, he does have a sinister smile.
July 21st, 2018  
Love your processing!
July 21st, 2018  
Well find. Great processing.
July 21st, 2018  
Excellent processing and composition
July 21st, 2018  
Well done.
July 21st, 2018  
Like the processing.
July 21st, 2018  
Nice
July 21st, 2018  
Interesting building and I like your processing!
July 21st, 2018  
Lovely and very colourful.
July 21st, 2018  
I really need to google that term. Steam Punk is something I have heard but have no idea what it means! HashtagOldFogey
Dramatic shot
July 21st, 2018  
Cool
July 21st, 2018  
creative and wonderful editing, the colors are great!
July 21st, 2018  
Lovely effect xx
July 23rd, 2018  
Interesting building- also quite interesting that there is a whole building dedicated to Steam Punk. It hasn't caught on that widely here. Good shot.
July 24th, 2018  
Very cool processing and color! I like it.
July 24th, 2018  
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