Lake Monroe

Lake Monroe, the St. John's River.
Sanford, Florida.
September 7th, 2006.
Nikon D70s.
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There was no 'cloning' in this shot, but I believe that the heavy hue-shifting done in post-editing perhaps warrants this photograph to be posted as more than simply having been "digitally retouched"? I sepia'ed the tone quite a bit, spiked the contrast and blurred out the edges to get this effect. I normally don't do this much editing - and almost always prefer natural colors - but, I liked how this came out. The original shot was a little 'blah'. Perhaps it still is in many ways, but there's an ambience here that appeals to me. For whatever that's worth.

~ janson