Oh What the Heck…..Stairway to Heaven

I wanted to call this Stairway to Heaven but

it isn't a stairway…is it? This was taken this

morning in an alley down town. I liked the

angle and how it seemed to fade out from the

sun glare. 

I opened it first in Snapseed and applied an HDR

filter…adjusting the scale until I got the muted color.

Next a filter was applied in VSCOcam to further

enhance the color of the brick. Last thing I did was

apply two textures in DistressedFX to get the heavy

texture on top and add the darkness around the 

border.

Here's the original raw from the iPhone:

All in all I'm happy with how it turned out.

The pollen count has held me hostage this last week so

I haven't ventured out to do much shooting but have been

immersed in a wonderful PhotoShop class so I've kept

myself busy inside. I wish I had been able to take this

class when I first taught myself to use PS. I can't say

enough good things about it and would recommend it

to anyone wishing to make digital art.