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Walls and Profiles from Kotel Again (10)
Valerka Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1167 W: 65 N: 1040] (7360)
Hi, there,
Here you are another trial of mine to present you reminders of my last summer in Kotel at a moment between the day and night. I resort to PS a bit to let you see better the silhouettes of the once-typically built houses and cobbled streets.
Of course, nowadays, nobody builds excactly the same houses.
Nowadays streets are asphalted, it's another century nowadays.
But I guess, the old Bulgarians were crafted builders and masons.
I'd like to dedicate this shot to all my friends from the Balkans where emotions are still strong and they sometimes are an impediment to bridge-making and weaving ties of trust.
I'd also like to dedicate the shot to all those who don't want to lose their identity in uncontrolled McDonaldisation.
When we look at the mirror in the morning we want to see our features.
Let us decide what we consider useful or beautiful.
Let us be ourselves.

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Valerka Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1167 W: 65 N: 1040] (7360)
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Edited by:geehoo Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 6 W: 11 N: 31] (348)

Hi Valerka,
I like the composition of your photograph very much but the quality was lacking a bit. This is easily fixed with photoshop.
Perform a auto levels or do it yourself. Saturation +8. After that i used my favorite plugin Nic color efex pro 3.0. Pimped the picture with the brilliance/warmth tool.
Hope you like it.
Geehoo