More St. Augustine – What a Beautiful City!

This is an image of the Government House Museum in St. Augustine, Florida – it was the original Courthouse that governed Florida when it was just a territory. Wow – I just realized this image is an optical illusion – it does not look like a rectangle although it is one!  In Lightroom Seim’s Power 4 Workflow (see sidebar for website link) Magic Flat Light Fixer preset was applied with some basic changes. In Photoshop Alien Skin Snap Art 4 plug-in was opened and Pencil Sketch was applied with two masks to bring out more detail on the balcony and the stone. Just a Curves Adjustment Level for overall contrast and a Levels Adjustment Layer to add even more contrast but with a black filled mask – just the stones and some parts of the windows were painted back. The last step involved adding the Camera Raw filter and two radial filters to draw focus to the flags and balcony even more. I really love visiting St. Augustine and seeing all the beautiful architecture!…..Digital Lady Syd