Picture 308

So, once again...I'm showing off the house...
I like it I guess... :-P
We've been here for what seems to be a while now.
But it doesn't feel like it.

It's been just over a month.
I still haven't had time to just sit down and make a boat load of pictures.
It's fall now and I want to climb that tree and see all the pretty colors.
But it also was rainy and windy...so all the tree's shed. :-\
And I wanted more cameras than what I have.
So I can get all the angles.
I need one on the ground zoomed in, one at the base looking up and one in my hand.
I do have enough I guess...
hmmmm...
Anyways, I have many project in my mind...and no time.
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My cat worked across the keyboard right there.
This week's picture was a simple one again.
I was planning on having the EPIC 300 celebration picture.....
.....but...I was too busy.
Until today....
Today is Tuesday.
And I didn't have a picture.
So, I quickly looked around and whipped one up.
I did remember to get BTS videos of EVERYTHING!!
The picture goes along with last week's.
Just me, sitting in a nice spot in or around the house.
Basically showing it off.
We have a nice fireplace that we are never going to use.
So, I decided to just sit in front of it.
It has some nice stone work that'll look nice.
So, I made the picture.
It was that simple.
But I wanted it to be a step farther.
Before I made it, I had the idea of Photoshopping in a fire!
Making it look even cooler!!
Once I got everything set up and done, I began the Photoshopping.
I just Googled "fire" and picture the best one.
It took a little tlc, but I got it to work and look ok.
Not great, but good.
The final step was over in Lightroom with the finishing color touch ups.
I wanted to go super high on the clarity setting to show off that stone work in detail.
Then a little contrast, saturation, and darker highlights.
All working together to make it look GOOD.
Too bad that fire look to....fake.
Oh well..
That was pretty much it.
Nothing to complicated.
OH!!!! LET'S COMPARE THINGS!!

Hover your mouse (the computer one :-P) over the original picture to see the after editing one.
If you're on a touchscreen device, just tap on the picture. You may have to tap more than once.

And now, just for fun, compare with and without the fire.

AMAZING!!
It looks nice.
It has good detail.
Very nice.
Now, for the BTS video.
It's 18 minutes long and covers the whole production process...with some extra tid-bits.
You can CLICK HERE to see the video or watch it below. 

OK!! That's all.
Now, for next week, I have something planned!
This week's picture wasn't the only one I made.
I did in fact get my 300th Picture Celebration...Picture shot.
It's not put together, but all the elements are there and ready.
It'll take me a while.
But, I have a whole week to do it.
SO COME BACK NEXT WEEK AND SEE IT!!!