This is a barn near my home that I photograph often, especially when I'm super busy--it's across the street from where I work.
PP: adjusted levels, then desaturated some of the blue from the clouds. I cloned out the many spots from my disgustingly dirty sensor. I selected the top half and adjusted the levels more carefully, then did the same for the barn and greenery. I noticed some interesting morning color in the upper left, and so chose to saturate that just a bit. I also rotated the canvas some, and cropped. Then I resized and sharpened.
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I love the ominous and forbidding impending storm......looks like it's going to come shrieking through and trash this old barn. The shot's almost too dark.....almost. Brave, and IMO, an excellent offering. 8
I have to say I don't really get the spotty, out-of-focus appearance - is it deliberate? I don't mind being educated. good luck with it anyway. (No vote)