This is an image from July 2012 of the tidal pool at Brixham in Devon when high tide coincided with sunset. The water only went a few inches above the floor in the foreground—I would like to go back some time when the sides of the pool are completely submerged.
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This is an exposure of around eight minutes. I did not like the colours from the nearby lights, or the burnt-out lights along the horizon. |
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I straightened the railings with Filters -> Adaptive Wide Angle in Photoshop. Also, to remove the coast opposite the pool, I copied the sky down to cover it. |
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Mono conversion using Topaz BW effects. I usually experiment with the adaptive exposure settings, mainly Regions and the overall Adaptive Exposure level. I'm not sure exactly what settings I used here. |
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Adding the mono conversion at 55% opacity over the colour version. |
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Adding a copy of the sky on a new layer, applying a horizontal motion blur, and blending it in again around the join with the sea. |
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Adjust the colour balance, and I think desaturating the image a bit more. |
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Final version. Cropping to remove the plain right hand side. Making the sea and sky a little brighter, painting with a soft edge and low opacity. |