The family went out to eat this weekend. When we got home the sky was ablaze.
And I cheated a little bit. The free generic android phone I use has an in-camera HDR function and I amped it up a little more with my favorite camera app Snapseed. Plus a car turned down the street at just the right time to add an exclamation mark to the whole thing. And then I posted it to Instagram and Facebook. So I’m a multiple non-repentant cheater.
Have you ever cheated? Tell me about it. I promise not to tell anybody but my closest thousand friends. Confession is good for you.
That is a great shot! Amazing colors you have there and I love the car’s headlights. I enjoy playing around with certain photos. Always fun using those apps.
I think this qualifies as artistic license…and that’s not cheating. Great image. Wonderful colors and interesting HER effect. You’re correct, those headlights appeared at precisely the right moment.
HrR. I hate when spellchecker thinks it knows more about what I want to say than I do. Gr-r-r.
This turned out WELL! And, BTW, I do NOT think it’s cheating. 😉
Naw! No cheating here, but a beautiful capture it is!! Love those skies and what a great way to end a day — any day!!
Oh, I do love Snapseed in my mobile. This is stunning!
You always ‘cheat’ but the results are marvelous. Me? Never! We almost never. 😉
That’s not cheating! It’s “artistic license.”
Majestic sky and marvelous colors! Worth cheating I guess ~ if I knew how ~ Happy Sky Watching to you!
artmusedog and carol (A Creative Harbor)
What a dramatic sky!!! And the car coming toward you does liven things up!!!
Terrific views of the sky.
Fantastic colors and scenery.
Incredible view!
Yogi, what a beautiful sky.. I do not mind you cheated.. Great photo, happy skywatching!
A stunning image, Alan. I too wouldn’t consider your actions “cheating” – photography is a unique form of art allowing for all sorts of creativity. Thanks for sharing yours (and for hosting). Happy weekend!
weird – this post just showed up on bloglovin.
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Nice one Yogi! Beautiful colours.
I’ve done it a couple of times too, to emphasise the colours that sometimes don’t seem to come up as well in photos, but usually my shots are au naturale.
Like the filter, but would have liked to see it naturally too.
However you got that beautiful photo, I won’t tell, sssh…lol.
Lovely! Looks like a painting!
Love the result. Dramatic and artistic as well.
Nice one, Alan! And yes, I “cheat” pretty much all the time. I prefer the term “optimize”, but that might be splitting hairs! Half the fun of photography for me is the post-processing, so I spend lots of time in PhotoShop.
Good for you! It certainly makes a great for picture.
what stunning colors, a magnificent sky!
Greetings from Germany and thanks for hosting in Skywatch Friday
Traudi
Olá,
Linda foto, amo essa cor laranja que pinta o céu!
Beijos!
That sky is amazing, Yogi! It seems to have a life of its own!
Usage of Snapseed was a wonderful addition plus the car happening down the road at just that moment in time. Excellent capture!!!!
JM, Illinois-U.S.A.
Oh, that is spectacular! It’s not cheating if you admit it.
If I make a significant change in Photoshop, I like to add a painterly texture so that it’s obviously an artistic interpretation. Unless of course it’s so obvious that no confession is called for.
Incredible pic! The car’s headlights made it just perfect!
This is fantastic!!