The Grotto Series

The Grotto Series, a set on Flickr.

Of late I have been more and more in tune with an impressionistic side of self expression. The onset of spring has inspired me in many ways. "The Grotto Series" is an impressionistic approach to the mystical waters of a pool of water inside a grotto.

"Hallowed Black"

Arch, a photo by svimes on Flickr.

Of late I've surprised myself on a couple of occasions, where I have started to use quite an agressive post-process filter called "Hallowed Black". In Lightroom terms it basically consists of kicking up Recovery and Fill Light, as well Contrast and Saturation quite aggressively. In addition the saturation of red and orange is decreased, whereas yellow and green are kicked up (+ some split toning). The end result is the heightening of any reflected light and exposure of minutest tones in the dark areas. It suits certain subjects as this one quite well, don't you think?