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Light at the end of the tunnel

Even in places where all seems to be lost and salvation is but a shadowy and elusive dream, hope still exists. And people exist who believe in a better reality.

 

 

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Take the recent transformations that occured in Columbia and Singapore - two countries that were completely abandoned and seemingly destined to fail suddenly rose up out of the ashes and are thriving now. Columbia went from having some of the most dangerous neighborhoods (due to drug wars and gun violence) is now a thriving place filled with hopeful individuals.

 

 

Never give up hope. There is always light at the end of the tunnel, and more often than not, it's just a bend away.

 

 

Processing: 3 images merged into HDR (very flat) with photomatix

Copy layer with "soft light" as blending - increases detail and contrast

Gradient map & darkness/lightness - use with gradient masks for desaturation and light/dark effects

dodge fixtures on left to keep some more detail

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Uploaded on July 30, 2008
Taken on July 27, 2008