Shot in front of the Michigan State Capitol building in Lansing. Used an ND8 filter on overcast day. Manual WB.
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Desaturated yellows, blues, cyans and magentas, and increased saturation a little on reds to make the front doors and flag stripes pop
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The building itself is more tan in color. I knew the look I wanted -- near B&W while leaving the doors and flag colorized. By desaturating the primary colors except red, that left the doors and the red stripes to stand out. I also noticed that when I desaturated the blues, the stars on the flag became a little more noticeable - a bonus! Before, you couldn't see them on the resized version. The blue surrounding the stars drowned them out.
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