If you build it…they will…leave?? I know, pretty cheesy, but I just couldn’t resist using a ‘Field of Dreams’ reference for this shot. It’s a classic movie, and I feel in a dark, twisted way, it’s an appropriate reference for the abandoned baseball diamond where I found this scoreboard. I may even keep using quotes from the movie as I publish more from this location \ud83d\ude42 Oh, and if you like images being referenced to movie titles, make sure you check out Movie Title Wednesdays<\/a> from my good buddy Mike Olbinski<\/a>. His running series is well worth checking out, and he’s already published his own take on ‘Field of Dreams’<\/a>!<\/p>\n

When thinking about the title for this post last night, I realized that a whole lot of my blog\/image titles are questions…and I’m not really sure why. Maybe I like the idea of people visiting the image and coming up with their own interesting stories to answer the questions, or maybe it’s just a great gimmick to get people to click on my links \ud83d\ude09 Either way, I’m sure you’ll see plenty more question marks in my image titles.<\/p>\n

I’ve been using onOne’s PhotoTools<\/a> for a few weeks now, and I absolutely love it for processing HDR photos. I haven’t even come close to experimenting with all the amazing filters available, but I’ve already found a few that I call my favourites. The image below is a combination of about 5 or 6 effects stacked together at various opacities, the most important of which is the ‘Fallout’ filter that I used to give it a bit of that green, post-apocalyptic feel. If you’re looking for something to take your photos to the next level, I’d wholeheartedly recommend giving PhotoTools a try!<\/p>\n