Altered Perceptions

Halloween is a time to don a mask, to alter our appearance to the world. But that's the ego-centric view. It's also a time to examine the masks of others, to challenge our perceptions of the world.

Top-left is a photo I took recently at Muir Woods. I like the composition, but the light just wasn't that good at the time, and I didn't stop to play with exposure.

Top-right is the same photo, but posterized with only 2 bits per channel (four possible shades each of the red, green and blue). I think it makes a more interesting shot. Almost like an alien view.

Bottom-left is a colorized perspective.

Bottom-right is the black channel after splitting the image into its CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, lightness) channels. More than a simple negative, I like how this darkened the path. The trees no longer look lit from above, they seem illuminated from below. Is this the path phantasms tread?


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