Photo: Light the Way

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A car with yellow headlights illuminates the road on a dark, cloudy evening.

This car had lights that were unusually colored. I bet they had a yellow filter over them, but they looked brighter than normal too.

For editing, I decided to go with really warm colors, much more so than the actual scene. It gives a better mood than bluish tones. Also, I dodged the ground to make it look like the headlights are brighter, while adding contrast and burning the corners to make the scene more eye-catching. Because I shot this at ISO400, I brought out a good bit of grain with the editing.

I borrowed a Sigma 105mm lens from a friend to take this and other photos [2], which I recently returned. It was a lot of fun to play with. I might have to buy my own if I can save up $400. It’s hard, being unemployed and all, but it’s so worth it.

Canon Rebel XTi [3], Sigma EF 105mm 1:2.8 [4], 1/160, F2.8, 105mm, ISO400, 2008-09-04T19:41:01-04, 20080904-234101rxt

Download a perfected high-res JPEG [5] or download the source image [6] (Canon Rebel XTi RAW file).

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License [7]. Credit me as Richard X. Thripp, and link back to richardxthripp.thripp.com [8] or rxthripp.com [9]. Thanks!