Since this may be the very last time I ever come to the Outer Banks, I have taken a little time off from my business obligations to visit some of the more well-known tourist sites over the past two weeks. My original intention was to provide a photo tour of the Outer Banks on this post, and I started searching through all my old shots from the years I lived here, hoping to add to the recent photos I have taken. I came coming across this photo of the Bodie (pronounced ‘body’) Island Lighthouse that I shot on a gray and foggy winter afternoon some years ago. Although it is a pleasant enough study in mostly black and white tones, I started fiddling with the various filters in Photoshop to see if I could make it more interesting. The effects that you can create in Photoshop are quite amazing. Have a look:

Craquelure Effect





Crosshatch Effect





Cutout Effect





Diffuse Glow Effect





Film Grain Effect





Glowing Edges Effect





Mosaic Tile Effect





Paint Daubs Effect





Plastic Wrap Effect





Poster Edges Effect





Rough Pastels Effect





Sponge Effect





Texturizer Effect with Burlap Texture





Water Paper Effect

I promise more photos tomorrow of both well-known sites of the Outer Banks as well as little-known but fascinating sites.

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