Before + After
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This photo was taken on the Pacific Coast Highway in Los Angeles. Traveling 45mph with my camera hanging out of an Acura TL rear window. The shutter speed was at 1/90s which was enough to get the blurred road surface and spinning wheels. Simple adjustment layers were added such as Channel Mixer, Color Balance, and Curves to create the darker, cooler effect. The background clouds and lightning were composites off stock photos. While desaturating the image as a whole, I made sure to keep the motorcycle's paint job and lens the correct color. I erased the car reflection from the gas tank as well as fix the reflection in the helmet.