rush hour again

I was in London this afternoon for business; this is London Waterloo in the rush hour. I'm still playing with negative clarity, as you can see!

Thanks for all your comments recently, I really appreciate them all.

NB I'm back with Oklahoma tomorrow!

[KWind]

It makes me think of an ice rink the way the light and floor look.

[Lauren J.]

This is really cool, great shot.

[Tracy Robbins]

This might sound weird, but it reminds me of a Lowry painting - Love it!

[Peter H]

@positivemoments Thank you, Tracy, I think that was the effect I was trying to create.

[Henri Russell]

Really cool shot. At first I thought it was an ice rink also. It has a neat movement to it.

[Peter H]

@henrir Henri, thank you for all your comments!

[Henri Russell]

@peadar You're welcome. I admire your work. Thank you for the follow. See you again in about 10 days.

[Caryn]

This is so interesting...what it does to the lights.

[Karen H]

Very interesting effect. What exactly is negative clarity as a technique?

[Fanny Brogden]

Reminds me of a Lowry too..brilliant Peter..............really clever stuff

[Peter H]

@tigerdreamer Karen, "clarity" is one of the processing tools in Lightroom (and, I think, Photoshop). It allows you to increase the contrast and sharpness (positive clarity) or the opposite (negative clarity). The light effect in this shop was a happy consequence of the original image, rather than the clarity tool, but adjusting the clarity did accentuate the effect. Thanks for the comment!

[Karen H]

@peadar Thanks for the explanation

[Chris]

Great photo - looks a bit like a Lowry!

[Peter H]

@gooner46 Chris - thanks so much - that was the idea!

[bardejov]

Great result. Works realy well in this shot. I'm curious about the "Lowry". What is it , or who ?

[Peter H]

@bardejov Thanks for the comment. Lowry was an English artist famous for painting scenes of industrial Britain in the early 20th century. His characteristic style included "stick people", which is the effect I was trying to create here.