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Well it started off real bad and it still needs to be improved upon. I took the shot without really working the camera. I liked the tree and the leading line and thought I would shoot it to remember for another day...



Anyway. I could not resist playing today....

I made 3 exposures in RAW then merged them in Photomatrix. Then opened PS4 and checked levels, curves. Duplicated the layer, soft light overlay. Then B&W conversion and lots of dodging and burning. Then sharpened it a little.



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i think this is one of the better post productions i have seen on this thread. i like the b/w and spookiness.
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i think this is one of the better post productions i have seen on this thread. i like the b/w and spookiness.
It does look spooky!
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I agree the first one is kind of blah, and I think you did well with B&W rendering...it's now interesting.
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Really like the B&W conversion you have done. Nice job!
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Awesome work!
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looks great!

love the sky in the b&w and also how you've made the tree just off center really POP.

well done
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Thank you for the feedback, really appreciated.
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Great job Jamie...such a transformation.
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Its a great shot and the black and white looks wonderful. I may have liked "the tree" to be a bit lighter to stand out.
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