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If you've been following our games of Photoshop Tennis on Facebook you'd be forgiven for thinking that this is a version of this week's image. It's not, but it is very similar. The image we're using for this week's game is one of Jason's, taken while we were both shooting the pier back in April of this year. I did post four shots that were taken at approximately the same time (here, here, here, and here), but overlooked this one. Anyway, after working on this week's Photoshop Tennis image I decided to look back through my archives and see if I'd shot something similar, hence today's post. As always, let me know what you think.

On a related note, if you've been following Photoshop Tennis you might also be interested in HDR Tennis. I'm taking part, as are Jacob Lucas, Bob Lussier, Brian Matiash, Dave Wilson, Pete Talke and Scott Wyden. Our first game is here, based on an image supplied by Dave Wilson, and you can also take part by downloading the original sequence of images and posting your version to the wall.

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3x2 + fylde coast [scenic]
comment by Luisa at 06:01 PM (GMT) on 4 October, 2010

Too reddish.....

comment by djn1 at 07:18 PM (GMT) on 4 October, 2010

Well, I thought it was just the right amount of reddishness, but I'd be happy to hear otherwise ;-)

comment by DS at 07:29 PM (GMT) on 4 October, 2010

This doesn't work for me. I'm pretty sure others will find this red appealing... but to me it looks something real appearing very unreal.
I love your work though!

comment by djn1 at 07:37 PM (GMT) on 4 October, 2010

DS: Thanks. As for the toning, interestingly I tried quite a few variations, a few of which were more natural (e.g. sepia), but none of them seemed to work as well as this version. I'm prepared to concede that I might be in the minority with this one though :)

comment by Carlos Garcia at 07:47 PM (GMT) on 4 October, 2010

I like it. St. Anne's meets Mars. To me it's another variation on a theme. Nice.

comment by Dayton at 08:46 PM (GMT) on 4 October, 2010

This is great! Way to make a striking image out of something otherwise a little bland.

comment by Dan Kaufman at 11:36 PM (GMT) on 4 October, 2010

I'm all for red, and it this case--unhuh, I like it.

comment by DedicatedRR at 01:41 AM (GMT) on 5 October, 2010

I like it for the same reasons DS doesn't like: 'something real appearing very unreal. ' :P It feels kind of mysterious and powerful with the red..

comment by Sakis at 05:45 AM (GMT) on 5 October, 2010

Nice picture although it's too red!

comment by Thatch at 12:49 PM (GMT) on 5 October, 2010

Most of my images look like this before i start to processing them ;) I like it.

comment by Valery at 03:57 PM (GMT) on 6 October, 2010

The edition is really amazing. It worked !!

Regards from Barcelona

Valery

[Barcelona Daily Photo]

comment by Richard Trim at 07:40 AM (GMT) on 7 October, 2010

Wrong red ;-) you need a warm red not a cool red