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<blockquote data-quote="Pretzel" data-source="post: 247714" data-attributes="member: 12257">Day 14 - Eye of the BeholderLunch break at work...&nbsp; I took my camera along today, as I had a newly discovered area I wanted to return to for some pics.&nbsp; On the way to my car, I spotted just a little something across the street.&nbsp; It was a scene I see every day, but there was just something &quot;different&quot; today, so I spun my bag around, pulled out the camera, dialed it in and snapped a shot.&nbsp; An acquaintance, on his way back in from lunch, said, &quot;Cool shot?&quot;&nbsp; I pointed over at the building I had just captured and showed him on my viewfinder, and he looked confused as he walked back toward the office.&nbsp; Obviously, he didn't see what I just saw...&nbsp; but of course, he didn't see what I *WANTED* to come out of the pic, either.&nbsp; He didn't see the idea that popped out in my head.&nbsp; Instead, he saw this:[ATTACH]67046[/ATTACH]Recently, during a discussion with a photographer friend, we had been discussing layer masks, and I've got a FaceTime with him scheduled soon so he can show me some of the techniques and tools he uses to do some cool things, like (what I keyed in on) adding dramatic skies.&nbsp; I had been thinking about &quot;dramatic skies&quot; all day, and changing the feel of a pic overall.&nbsp; First, I knew I need to capture a &quot;dramatic sky&quot; to work with, then I started thinking of what I could do to a sky to create the feel that I wanted.&nbsp; When I walked out at lunch, I glanced at the pic you see above and instantly saw, &quot;Dark.&nbsp; Looming.&nbsp; Creepy.&nbsp; Stay away.&quot;&nbsp; Granted, at first, it was just the cloudscape that I thought I could convert, and I had the feeling I could take the fairly innocent picture I snapped and create that feel, my buddy just didn't see it in the same way.&nbsp; Enter a bit of artistic interpretation.&nbsp; Above, a moderately cloudy winter skyline that might bring a sprinkle or two.&nbsp; Below, as I dabbled with far more than the sky, we find a building on the verge of decay with the ominous feel of &quot;something wicked is going on, I should go in the other direction.&quot;&nbsp; I kind of think that some of the shots from [USER=9701]@TedG954[/USER], like recent pics of an abandoned penitentiary in Ohio, might have influenced my direction a bit...&nbsp; HA![ATTACH]67045[/ATTACH]With a bit more practice, I think I can go out and nab a shot of the cloudscape I'd like to tinker with, and recreate it to enhance just about any skyline I shoot, should I choose to do more than just capture the moment.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; WIN for Day 14!!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pretzel, post: 247714, member: 12257"] Day 14 - Eye of the Beholder Lunch break at work... I took my camera along today, as I had a newly discovered area I wanted to return to for some pics. On the way to my car, I spotted just a little something across the street. It was a scene I see every day, but there was just something "different" today, so I spun my bag around, pulled out the camera, dialed it in and snapped a shot. An acquaintance, on his way back in from lunch, said, "Cool shot?" I pointed over at the building I had just captured and showed him on my viewfinder, and he looked confused as he walked back toward the office. Obviously, he didn't see what I just saw... but of course, he didn't see what I *WANTED* to come out of the pic, either. He didn't see the idea that popped out in my head. Instead, he saw this: [ATTACH=CONFIG]67046._xfImport[/ATTACH] Recently, during a discussion with a photographer friend, we had been discussing layer masks, and I've got a FaceTime with him scheduled soon so he can show me some of the techniques and tools he uses to do some cool things, like (what I keyed in on) adding dramatic skies. I had been thinking about "dramatic skies" all day, and changing the feel of a pic overall. First, I knew I need to capture a "dramatic sky" to work with, then I started thinking of what I could do to a sky to create the feel that I wanted. When I walked out at lunch, I glanced at the pic you see above and instantly saw, "Dark. Looming. Creepy. Stay away." Granted, at first, it was just the cloudscape that I thought I could convert, and I had the feeling I could take the fairly innocent picture I snapped and create that feel, my buddy just didn't see it in the same way. Enter a bit of artistic interpretation. Above, a moderately cloudy winter skyline that might bring a sprinkle or two. Below, as I dabbled with far more than the sky, we find a building on the verge of decay with the ominous feel of "something wicked is going on, I should go in the other direction." I kind of think that some of the shots from [USER=9701]@TedG954[/USER], like recent pics of an abandoned penitentiary in Ohio, might have influenced my direction a bit... HA! [ATTACH=CONFIG]67045._xfImport[/ATTACH] With a bit more practice, I think I can go out and nab a shot of the cloudscape I'd like to tinker with, and recreate it to enhance just about any skyline I shoot, should I choose to do more than just capture the moment. :) WIN for Day 14!! [/QUOTE]

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