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Rorschach's Rapture (version b)
Rorschach's Rapture (version b)
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Collection: AlternatesAndOut-takes
Camera: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Location: Berkeley, California, USA
Date: Mar 3, 2010
Galleries: Blur, Photo-Impressionism
Date Uploaded: Mar 5, 2010

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I imagine that if "the Rapture" (and its accompanying Armageddon) were ever to actually occur, then the fire would rage even through "a dark and stormy night...."

I was taking macros of raindrops on the car window, but decided I liked the one of the rooflines better; I left some token drops (or are they tears?) in the upper-right corner to "prove" what I was doing.

As I often do when presented with a flat lighting situation, I played around with color Curves until I found this one, which in turn inspired the title. I see it as the equivalent of having shot with a deep-color filter. I wanted somethng which resembled a painting in feel, yet was clearly a photograph.

Title from the "standard" inkblot test used for psychological profiling, because of the suggestively-shaped clouds.

Bonus hint: Tilt your head 45° to the left and check out the cloud pattern(s) along the left-hand edge ...

Note: this version has very slight burning applied to clouds on the left.

-Handheld, manual mode
-SuperMacro mode
-Fluorescent WB (no, not intentionally)
-RGB Curve
-Blue/Yellow Curve
-Resize
-USM at 16%/64 dia/TH = 0
-SaveAs JPEG at quality 10/10 = 290KB

File: Rainy_IMG_9585yDPC.jpg

Resized original:

File: RainyFace_IMG_9585_8x10b.jpg

What I saw in the clouds:
A patriarchal face:
A fire-breathing dragon (with one clogged nostril):
A ferocious wolf:

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