A creepy blue sunset. This was right before the sun went out, and everybody died… I hope you don’t mind lots of noise, because this one’s got it. But it goes along with the eeriness.
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When the sun goes down, the monsters come out… This is a creepy looking sunset I saw out front of my house. I helped add to the creepiness with a cool white balance setting and boosting the blue color channel in Photoshop. The grain is there to add character.
Canon Rebel XTi, EFS 18-55mm, 1/50, F3.5, 18mm, ISO800, 2007-08-26T19:53:31-04, 2007-08-26_23h53m31
Source image. Edited toward blueness, more contrast, and no grain removal.
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Source image, compiled from the Canon Rebel XTi RAW file using the default settings in PhotoFiltre Studio.
