A Work in Progress: Full Moon over Dark Harbor



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Full Moon over Dark Harbor
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step 1 of 8

original photo

Creation of Full Moon over Dark Harbor: Step 1
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step 2 of 8

moon

Creation of Full Moon over Dark Harbor: Step 2
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step 3 of 8

make duplicate photo over original photo.

Creation of Full Moon over Dark Harbor: Step 3
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adjust brightness and contrast of top photo to get darker colors

Creation of Full Moon over Dark Harbor: Step 4
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step 5 of 8

on new layer apply a dark blue black color with brush at low opacity till satisfied

Creation of Full Moon over Dark Harbor: Step 5
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step 6 of 8

with eraser at low opacity erase middle center of dark area slightly, then apply white round brush circle, this can also be done by using the eraser.

Creation of Full Moon over Dark Harbor: Step 6
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adjust the brightness ,contrast of this layer.

Creation of Full Moon over Dark Harbor: Step 7
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sharpen to help make colors stand out. adjust contrast if needed

Creation of Full Moon over Dark Harbor: Step 8
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Final result

Creation of Full Moon over Dark Harbor: Final Result

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