Dennis Bishop
02-25-2016, 10:26 PM
Sometimes I correct distortion; sometimes I exaggerate it. This time, I left it the way it was. These two poles stand about twelve feet apart, I'd guess, and both are vertical. They're at the north end of the pier in Lakeside, Ohio. The closer pole has a number of functions. There is a light at the top that is probably just decorative. The two red lights likely are there to warn boaters on Lake Erie that they're close to the end of the pier. I masked away the spotlight that illuminates the flags at night. And low on the pole is a life preserver just in case. The community was founded in 1873. Early in its history, steamboats docked at the pier so visitors could disembark. Today, the pier is used to some extent for fishing. Mostly, though, it's a magical place to feel the breeze, listen to the waves, and watch the sun rise and set.
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iPhone 5s, iPro super wide angle auxiliary lens, PureShot camera app, ISO 1000, three-shot HDR at 2 EV intervals
processing highlights
Photomorphis sky/cloud texture (The actual sky was blah, and I couldn't find one of my own that worked.)
Topaz Simplify -- saved watercolor preset
Alien Skin Snap Art -- saved watercolor wash preset, Hard Light
Fractalius -- three saved black & white presets (one of which might have accidentally been based on the wrong layer); Multiply, Divide, Multiply
Simplify and Snap Art -- saved black line presets on white, Multiply
Red Giant Software Knoll Light Factory -- light effect from opening in sky, Luminosity
Nik Color Efex -- Tonal Contrast
Alien Skin Exposure -- modified Cinema early Technicolor preset (I'm fast becoming a real fan of Exposure.)
Knoll Light Factory -- light effect for the red lights
159929
iPhone 5s, iPro super wide angle auxiliary lens, PureShot camera app, ISO 1000, three-shot HDR at 2 EV intervals
processing highlights
Photomorphis sky/cloud texture (The actual sky was blah, and I couldn't find one of my own that worked.)
Topaz Simplify -- saved watercolor preset
Alien Skin Snap Art -- saved watercolor wash preset, Hard Light
Fractalius -- three saved black & white presets (one of which might have accidentally been based on the wrong layer); Multiply, Divide, Multiply
Simplify and Snap Art -- saved black line presets on white, Multiply
Red Giant Software Knoll Light Factory -- light effect from opening in sky, Luminosity
Nik Color Efex -- Tonal Contrast
Alien Skin Exposure -- modified Cinema early Technicolor preset (I'm fast becoming a real fan of Exposure.)
Knoll Light Factory -- light effect for the red lights