He Lurks There
THE PHOTO:
A Chinese troll.
The photo was taken at the Hamilton Gardens which features themed gardens from around the world. This shot was taken at the Chinese showcase.
POST-PROCESSING:
About 20 adjustment layers, filters, dodging, burning, blurring, etc went into this composition. I wanted it to look slightly menacing and as if you were looking at it at dusk. It’s easy to go too far with processing sometimes…
Not that I want to get into the habit of doing this, but here’s the original photo:
The eyes are a separate image bought in (search google for ‘evil eyes’).
- Aperture: ƒ/5
- Camera: NIKON D70
- Focal length: 60mm
- Shutter speed: 1/180s
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