What do I do with this?

[Mr. Clipit]

I was looking over some shots I had and stumbled over this.

It has a certain charm, but I really have no idea what to do with it, as far as post-production goes. Its a jpeg as-shot from the RAW file, no adjustments done. Suggestions? Please? Or should I scrap it?

[jiminyClickit]

Mr. Clipit,

If you don't think of them as your offspring, then I'd say use the time to take the photo you want today, and make room for it by moving this one out of existence. Very dark and very OOF can rarely bring you joy, even as PP practice material.

[wulf]

Desktop wallpaper? Texture to apply to another photo? There are options. I like the effect of camera movement, which moves the images from distinguishable forms to patterns of light and colour, so I often hang onto such results. Your mileage may vary.

Of course, you could always send a PM to Nicole and ask her to include it in the "What Would You Do?" series, which is designed to answer precisely this sort of question.

Wulf

[Matthew James Norman]

I agree with both of Wulf's first ideas. Maybe you could crop & chop it then mix it up in Photoshop or whatever you use, add some filters... I don't know really - there's so much you could do.

[pinkrose]

Place a bright and cheerful photo over the top making this one your frame

I like the different aspects of the photo and it makes the eye look over all the colours and textures

[albert.cantaloupe]

I'd scrap it but that's just me.

Happy New Years!!

[Mr. Clipit]

I think I'll push it to the back of my hard drive, something tells me my subconscious mind will find a home for it at some point. Thanks all!