Sun before the rain
As I returned from a walk up the hill, dark clouds were building and about to block the sun. I was just in time to see this blaze of glorious color near the woodpiles behind the barn .
Ahh - but I had no camera with me! I hurried down to the house and back to this spot - but 10 seconds before I got there, the dark clouds enveloped the sun - and that was that. I missed the shot [and got this dull version]
I was so annoyed that I determined to re-create the scene I had just witnessed. That night, I got out my little Paint program and - voila!! Color and sunlight were restored [and some other improvements were made].
AND YET - this is NOT a photo painting. It's a regular photo with some painted-in improvements [which is different from normal post-processing, wouldn't you say?] And I think it is dishonest to pretend that this is a straight photo I took.
I'm still searching for a name for this improvement process. It is 'Better than Reality' - or maybe it's Romanticized Reality' I'm open to suggestions.
Sun before the rain
As I returned from a walk up the hill, dark clouds were building and about to block the sun. I was just in time to see this blaze of glorious color near the woodpiles behind the barn .
Ahh - but I had no camera with me! I hurried down to the house and back to this spot - but 10 seconds before I got there, the dark clouds enveloped the sun - and that was that. I missed the shot [and got this dull version]
I was so annoyed that I determined to re-create the scene I had just witnessed. That night, I got out my little Paint program and - voila!! Color and sunlight were restored [and some other improvements were made].
AND YET - this is NOT a photo painting. It's a regular photo with some painted-in improvements [which is different from normal post-processing, wouldn't you say?] And I think it is dishonest to pretend that this is a straight photo I took.
I'm still searching for a name for this improvement process. It is 'Better than Reality' - or maybe it's Romanticized Reality' I'm open to suggestions.