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Ghosts of Christmas Past
Ghosts of Christmas Past
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Nikon
Location: Lemitar, NM
Galleries: Rural, Overlays
Date Uploaded: Dec 23, 2008

Viewed: 308
Comments: 9
Favorites: 1 (view)

 This broken down building is a couple miles from my house. The people, candles and text are from a little old greeting card (adding the ghostly folks as a tribute to RKT's series here and the frame inspired by cogerox's image here .
This is one of my famous 'snap the picture while you're driving down the street' images.

Processing:
Try to take the wonky distortion out (I know it's still distorted :-)
Crop
Color Efex Pro Tonal Contrast
Color Efex Pro Polarization
Color Efex Pro Bi-Color Filters
Greeting card as overlay
Texture overlay
Hue/Saturation to tone down color
Paint sliver of sky with white on new layer, soft light mode (like dodging only less destructive IMO)
Resize

Here's a version without the silly card overlay:

Original:

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 12/27/2008 10:15:42 AM
Beautifully done! It does appear that the writing is really on the building. Love it!
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 12/25/2008 09:33:41 PM
I like how it almost appears as if the writing is actual graffiti on the whitewash. Bit of a spooky effect, to boot.
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 12/24/2008 09:30:00 AM
The card makes for some unusually sedate-looking graffiti.
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 12/24/2008 07:34:44 AM
The text from the old card works in so well with the building. Excellent PP! : )
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 12/24/2008 06:14:03 AM
I like the combo deal here with the old card and the building - very well integrated into a cohesive whole. And great shot for a drive by!
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 12/24/2008 12:08:43 AM
Outstanding. You are so creative! I wasn't sure at first if the ghostly people were from one of your old family photos. ;)
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 12/23/2008 10:49:44 PM
OH WOW. Makes me think of some of the work RKT did with her old images blended with new ones. Terrific photo and the title is outstanding. Loving this so much. :~)
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 12/23/2008 05:48:17 PM
Mate! Your on fire girl! Another fav.
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 12/23/2008 01:56:59 PM
I was thinking that looked familiar. While I'm not sure I've seen that one in particular, it is so reminiscent of so many old abandoned buildings scattered across NM. I like the overlay.
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