Spanish moss #2

[Dennis Bishop]

The trees between the Paramount Plaza Hotel in Gainesville and the lake behind it are sparse enough that there's no obstruction for the morning or evening sun. It's only necessary to face East or West. This was a morning shot through the Spanish moss.





iPhone 5s, probably with an iPro 2X telephoto auxiliary lens, PureShot camera app, ISO 32, f/2.2, 3-exposure HDR at 2 EV increments but processed with just the 0 and +2 shots

processing highlights

• Topaz Simplify -- saved watercolor preset
• Alien Skin Snap Art -- saved watercolor wash preset, Hard Light blend mode
• Nik Color Efex -- Darken/Lighten Center
• three Fractalius layers -- saved black & white presets, Multiply, Divide, Multiply
• Simplify -- saved black & white edges preset, Multiply
• Digital Film Tools Rays -- masked
• Snap Art -- saved yellow on white Line Art preset (white removed with Select>Color Range followed by the Delete key)

[Kerry Perkins]

A lot of visually interesting aspects to this image and I especially like the play of the green, blue, and yellow tones. Interesting perspective as well, and as always your wonderful processing. Well done!

[Paul Lagasi]

Ditto on what Kerry said, love the angle and the effects.. Well Done

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Lovely and beautiful Dennis. It has a very magical quality to me, and I think I will go have a mint julep now and savour the view!

[Cheryl Slechta]

Aren't iPhones great? I love the perspective and I especially like the magnolia tree in the lower left corner as an anchor. My magnolias are just blooming now.

[Anita Bower]

Beautiful colors and composition. The dark corners ground and frame the image. Nicely processed.
The center area, where the sun is shinning through the hanging moss, seems less defined that the surrounding areas, such as the leaves in lower left. I wonder what a bit more definition there would look like.