Went out last night to do some shooting down at the Huntington Beach Pier. The sunset was not very inspiring for me so I came home and pulled one from the archives. My wife and kids are away for a few days so it creates plenty of time to play with photo's in the post processing stage while ESPN drones away in the background. Tonight was one of those nights I enjoyed letting the post processing phase drive the train.
Needless to say is this the way this one looked when I took the photo...upper half...pretty much, a tad of adjustments in curves and levels. What drove the colors so blue was getting the pier a nice dark silhouette in levels with the black dropper. The lower half...not even close. But this is where I went with it and I am pleased with the outcome.
Thanks for stopping by and taking a look.
The Shot:
Single Exposure-F/11-1 second Exposure-Sigma 10-20mm @20mm, Tripod and shutter cable
Post Processing:
>Topaz Adjust-Enhance Color and Detail
>Topaz InFocus-Sharpening
>Color Efex Pro
>Pro Contrast
>Brilliance and Warmth
>Adjustment Layer-Curves-Global Contrast
>Adjustment Layer-Levels-Black Point-Silhouette pier
>Adjustment Layer-Levels-Black Point-Silhouette island
>Cropped-Framed and sized for posting
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