Friday, July 18, 2008

A Little Drama Courtesy of Photoshop

During a recent train ride I saw dramatic clouds hovering over West Oakland, so I had to stop and snap off some shots with my trusty Canon P&S. I like this picture because it has a very apocalyptic look to it. But of course it didn't look that way in reality. Using Photoshop I adjusted the contrast, altered the brightness, cropped, and rotated the picture (to straighten out the "cross"). As you can see below, the original picture isn't half-bad, but not nearly as intense. I try not to rely on Photoshop too much, but in this case, I think it really improves the photo. What do you think?

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