Photoshop Before After: Red Moss

Red Moss at Point Lobos, Carmel California.

This is the shot straight out of my crummy point and shoot camera.

1) Using MCP Coloring book actions, I converted the image to black and white.

2) Next, I used a soft paint brush (around 70 pixels in diameter) to restore the moss color.

3) I darkened the edges slightly using P.W. quick edge burn action, adjusted the contrast, boosted the color, then finally sharpened and resized for the web.

It looks a bit surreal.

I'm not sure if I prefer the original (below) or the black and white version.