184. Strange Skies

Annular Eclipse of 2012 during a thunderstorm, Gardnerville, Nevada, USA
photo by Cathleen Allison
website - https://archive.nevadaphotosource.com/?fbclid=IwAR1TqrTRS1V1EeGzYhDXBw6J4qhTed4pRLPFo4PR7pnbPkLU9m2d65jSPSI
original image - http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HRm9CxJY1Vp7vGlEEyptIQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9aW5zZXQ7aD0xMDI0O3E9Nzk7dz0xNDcx/http:/l.yimg.com/os/152/2012/12/02/YIRsolareclipse-jpg_051103.jpg

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There's an eclipse, stormy clouds and a derelict windmill. It doesn't get more atmospheric than this.

I fiddled with the contrast and increased the saturation somewhat. Also made everything extra-crisp.

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179. Windmills

Shiloh wind power plant, Montezuma Hills, California, USA
photo by Matt Granz
website - https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattgranz/
original image - https://live.staticflickr.com/4683/24231842897_e8a0711772_o.png

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Wind turbines, to be exact. I always liked this motif. And sunset really adds to it.

I gave the colors more punch.

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144. Don Quixote Must Win

‘On a Cross-road’ - Pyrohiv, Ukraine
photo by Valeriy Barishpolets
website - https://www.fotocommunity.com/photographer/valeriy-barishpolets/727570
original image - https://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-image-pirogovo-image5352296

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This is the outdoor Museum of Folk Architecture and Life of Ukraine. That's near Kyiv. Hopefully it's still standing. They should update it with a few tractors towing tanks, maybe.

A wonderfully spooky photo, but the colors were all over the place, and dirty as hell. And I don't think they were like that in reality. I actually managed to sort them out, but in the end I went for 'day for night' variant. It looks very Tim Burtunesque.

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