Photoshop – using filters and other manipulations

Jamie North, Rockmelt, 2015, installation in the foyer of National Gallery of Victoria International, Melbourne

Today I found a rather dull photo I took at the NGV International last year.

I used various techniques to manipulate the image using Photoshop, and also tried a couple of tone-mapped images using Photomatix

Here are some of the results

This picture tells a hundred tales

Marco Bohr Visual Culture Blog A Greek pensioner outside a bank, who has, once again, failed to get the money to live.

Incitec Pivot Phosphate works, North Shore Geelong

Cooler sky

Geelong skyline under conveyer from Phosphate works to Lascelles Wharf

More HDR images taken just after sunset at Incitec Pivot Phosphate plant, North Shore, Geelong

HDR again – night industry in Geelong

Phosphate Factory, North Shore, Geelong altered colours

Phosphate Factory, North Shore, Geelong, Original

Shell Refinery, Geelong (altered colours)

Shell Refinery Geelong (original colours)

The program used was Photoshop HDR.  The source images were three exposures at 2 stop intervals.  The photos were taken around half an hour after sunset.