Processed
Photographer's opinions can vary quite a bit on how much post processing is "acceptable". Given the many images where Photomatix has been used, it might be obvious that I'm comfortable using whatever I think helps to capture - or enhance - what I am working on.
This gallery contains images that have been subjected to more than the usual amount of manipulation using filters or other settings though. My favorite filters at the moment are the ones from Topaz Labs. I find the filter called "Simplify" is particularly fun to work with. It has a wide range of settings - making it all too easy to over-process if I'm not careful.
I tried to be "subtle" with the images in this gallery for the most part. A few are more obviously processed than others but the general objective was to preserve some aspect of a "photograph" while enhancing - or simplifying - the composition.
I'd be particularly interested in comments on these images to know if you find them interesting or over the top.
Read MoreThis gallery contains images that have been subjected to more than the usual amount of manipulation using filters or other settings though. My favorite filters at the moment are the ones from Topaz Labs. I find the filter called "Simplify" is particularly fun to work with. It has a wide range of settings - making it all too easy to over-process if I'm not careful.
I tried to be "subtle" with the images in this gallery for the most part. A few are more obviously processed than others but the general objective was to preserve some aspect of a "photograph" while enhancing - or simplifying - the composition.
I'd be particularly interested in comments on these images to know if you find them interesting or over the top.
Isla Mujeres - Panteon Municipal de Isla Mujeres - Processed
When we visited Isla Mujeres in 2010 we stayed at the Privileges Aluxes Hotel. It is located right next to the local cemetery, which could be viewed from the staircases going between floors. This afforded me several different vantage points. Because the image has so much going on within it, I thought using the Topaz Simplify filter was a good way to emphasize the colors and geometric compositions created by the different family burial sites.
