Thursday 6 February 2014
This is an image from July 2012 of the tidal pool at Brixham in Devon
when high tide coincided with sunset. The water only went a few
inches above the floor in the foreground—I would like to go back
some time when the sides of the pool are completely submerged.
![](images/example-sunset/001_front.jpg) |
This is an exposure of around eight minutes. I did not like the colours from the nearby lights, or the burnt-out lights along the horizon. |
![](images/example-sunset/002_front.jpg) |
I straightened the railings with Filters -> Adaptive Wide Angle in Photoshop. Also, to remove the coast opposite the pool, I copied the sky down to cover it. |
![](images/example-sunset/003_front.jpg) |
Mono conversion using Topaz BW effects. I usually experiment with the adaptive exposure settings, mainly Regions and the overall Adaptive Exposure level. I'm not sure exactly what settings I used here. |
![](images/example-sunset/004_front.jpg) |
Adding the mono conversion at 55% opacity over the colour version. |
![](images/example-sunset/005_front.jpg) |
Adding a copy of the sky on a new layer, applying a horizontal motion blur, and blending it in again around the join with the sea. |
![](images/example-sunset/006_front.jpg) |
Adjust the colour balance, and I think desaturating the image a bit more. |
![](images/example-sunset/007_front.jpg) |
Final version. Cropping to remove the plain right hand side. Making the sea and sky a little brighter, painting with a soft edge and low opacity. |