Colorado--something to know about me

When I was younger, I always wore sunglasses that had a "warming filter." They weren't actually rose-colored glasses, but I did like to see the world through them more than with them off. The world was a nicer color with them. The sunsets weren't quite so heavy on the blue in the shadows, and driving cross country, I have them to thank for falling in love with road trips. Every place we went (except topeka kansas. I hate that place) was beautiful.

So, you see, I look at this image, and its beautiful, but it doesn't do it, for me. That is how it really looked, and the fall colors are beautiful. But I don't photograph just to document how things exactly were... I am not bound by complete and utter realism ALL the time. (Lots of the time I am, and I think conveying real truth and keeping it real in your work is beyond the limits of measurable value).

Yes, this fits as a vacation photo.


But this is what it is like if I want it to convey the WHOLE trip in one image. The happiness, free creativity, and rejuvenation it gave me as a person and an artist.

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I prefer #2. Photoshop does have its advantages sometimes.