Photos in February

With the latest lockdown, paired with the cold weather, I really haven't felt like going out with my camera to capture images. That may change over the course of this month, but in the meantime, I've been drawn to looking at old photos and seeing if I can improve or change the original images with the new software that I received in December.

If you saw last Friday's post or if you follow me on Instagram, you've seen what I've been doing with some of my model-meetup photos.

So, starting today, I'm going to post images on days that I don't have much to say. On these days, I may explain the photo (like I do on Photo Fridays); on other days, I may not write anything at all with the photo (like I do on Wordless Wednesdays).

Some of the photos may not differ much than the original photos: others may look incredibly different or may defy reality—I'd like to experiment with fantasy photography.

I have no idea how long I'll post these photos, but let's just start with February and see where it goes, starting right here...

This photo was originally shot in 2015 and a similar photo from this night was published in a post that was entitled, ironically, Stars. The irony lies in the fact that while I captured the stars that could be seen over the evening glow of Kanata, from the West Québec side of the Ottawa River, the number of exposed stars was next to nothing, compared with what my new app could add to the sky. The shooting star is an added bonus.

I think it's only fair that, going forward, I will disclose that I've enhanced a photo like this. I won't take credit for things that were artificially added to an image. If a photo looks too good to be true, take a look at the keywords at the bottom of the post. If you see enhanced photos in the keyword list, you know that the image has been grossly embellished.

Cheers!