West From My Rooftop by damiengabrielson.com on Flickr.
This was taken at a temple just outside of Busan. This temple offers a view of the ocean along with some great architecture.
The post processing was a little complex. I used an adjustment layer to creat a monochrome layer and then merged that. After some level adjustment I decided to use a sepia tone filter at 100% density to add an aditional effect.
Dawn this morning was just another blah sunrise with the sun buried behind the clouds. Then about 7:30 the gray changed shape and the storm started forming. It got darker and darker until it was blacker than the night. The lightning started and a video of me trying to catch a shot of it would have been hilarious. I finally got a frame but I have new respect for those that film this evasive event.
I wanted to capture the clouds in this scene more than anything. This building looked interesting enough to be included. This was taken with my film camera with Fuji Pro400H(notice the nice grain?). The only down side is the softness due to my old crappy scanner. A bit of post processing in photoshop to accentuate the depth.
