civilized ku # 3590-92 ~ a challenge

snow fall ~ (embiggenable) • iPhone

snow fall through screen~ (embiggenable) • iPhone

moonset / -6F / 6AM ~ next morning - (embiggenable) • iPhone (dark mode)

LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JUST BEFORE DARK, THE WIFE AND I set out on a 100 mile drive through a snow storm which dropped 20-24 inches of snow. It was not until within 12 miles of our destination that we were able to see just a hint of the road surface. Throughout the drive I could feel the Mercedes 4Matic doing its AWD thing and the car never put a foot wrong.

And, in case you might be wondering why? .... had to get Hugo (the grandson) to the only place within 101 miles where he could take the SSAT exam which he needed to do to complete his profile for the (hockey) prep school he wants to attend next year.

moonstruck # 1 ~ too much time on my hands / idle hands are the devil's (photo)workshop

moonstruck / an act of the imagination

I started with a color picture - see original picture in entry below this one.

Step 1, convert to B&W (via H&S desaturation). Step 2, create and save feathered selection of barn and tree. Step 3, lots of tonal adjustments to selected areas of picture. Step 4, selective soft focus via Gaussian Blur. Step 5, add ground mist on separate layer and blend to desired effect. Step 6, "hand color" (via H&S colorize) selected areas of pictures. Step 7, say "Voilà."