Dennis Bishop
03-09-2016, 12:18 PM
Like nearly everything I photograph, this started out as an HDR series. When getting ready to process it, though, I decided to use only the middle shot and selectively alter the highlights and shadows.
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iPhone 5s, ISO 250, f/2.2, 1/1250 sec, PureShot camera app, probably with an iPro Super Wide Angle auxiliary lens
processing highlights
The sky wasn't blown out, but it was featureless and uniform in tone, so I added an HDR sky taken a hundred or so miles away (and much later in the day). The rays were added with Red Giant's Knoll Light Factory; the sun with a soft brush on an otherwise empty layer.
Topaz Simplify -- saved watercolor preset, partially masked
Alien Skin Snap Art -- saved watercolor wash preset, Hard Light blend mode
Fractalius -- three black on white presets; Multiply, Divide, Multiply; all masked but with an additional partial gradient on the Divide layer
Simplify and Snap Art -- saved black edges on white presets, Multiply, different masks
160325
iPhone 5s, ISO 250, f/2.2, 1/1250 sec, PureShot camera app, probably with an iPro Super Wide Angle auxiliary lens
processing highlights
The sky wasn't blown out, but it was featureless and uniform in tone, so I added an HDR sky taken a hundred or so miles away (and much later in the day). The rays were added with Red Giant's Knoll Light Factory; the sun with a soft brush on an otherwise empty layer.
Topaz Simplify -- saved watercolor preset, partially masked
Alien Skin Snap Art -- saved watercolor wash preset, Hard Light blend mode
Fractalius -- three black on white presets; Multiply, Divide, Multiply; all masked but with an additional partial gradient on the Divide layer
Simplify and Snap Art -- saved black edges on white presets, Multiply, different masks