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𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝 @alanzucker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#ECK #PostProcess #Subtraction Original 📷: @rjrock.bsky.social This was a fun exercise. I used some of Adobe's removal tools (which are AI based) to subtract the cables and wires. It did an ok job. I spent some time hand fixing the artifacts. Next target: the big blue screen. I got creative

There were a bunch of edits, and I did this a couple of days ago, so I won't remember them all.

First thing... I removed the wires and cables

Then I created masks for the sky, the buildings on the left, the structure on the right and the track area. I made an additional mask of just the rails. Did tonal/color adjustments for all those.

I created a layer with a copy of just the traveller (dude on platform) and pushed exposure and shadows pretty hard. Then I masked it off and slowly painted back in a little of that pushed layer to bring out the left side of the dude (lighting motivated by sunset).

Then I took a copy of the whole scene to a new layer, fit it into the screen area and used blending and masks to make it look like the screens were showing what the camera sees.

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𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝 @alanzucker.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

A Closer View Shift as in perspective to see anew  Blend  as in flavors  from throughout the pantry Stack  as in layers  of various lessons and learnings    Intend  as in art  from a caring mind #poetry #poem #photography #OriginalContent #ECK #ImageAndVerse #MacroMonday

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𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝 @alanzucker.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The "Naked Cowboy" in #minimal attire. This fine specimen of humanity can be seen bringing joy and frivolity to Times Square in the great city of New York. #BlueSkyArtShow #photography #OriginalContent #ECK

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𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝 @alanzucker.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This week's #PostProcess Challenge is #Painterly. Thanks to @rjrock.bsky.social for the image and inspiration. #eck #photoshop #photography #art? With sincere apologies to Leo, the word "painterly" just makes me think of....

In Photoshop...
- added Mona Lisa layer
- flopped the lake horizontally
- created a sky mask
- with stamp tool copied and flipped upside down the clouds from the lake into the sky (to correct for washed out sky)
- color toned the entire landscape to match Mona (desaturate orig and add the golden yellow tone)
- added fiber texture to luminosity across whole image to make it feel like it may have been painted on wood.

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The Ghost of Mark Twain @ghostofmarktwain.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

MapQuest stood up to Trump, and now its app is reaping the rewards. The “OG of online mapping,” announced Thursday it would not change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, despite Trump’s executive order directing the U.S. Department of the Interior to update the lake’s name.

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𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝 @alanzucker.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Lavender Trumpet Vine. #post-process: created a mirror effect and then treated background to pixel drip effect. #stunday #eck #photography #abstract

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𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝 @alanzucker.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

water flows until it doesn't sometimes it rests in chaotic suspension on the wild puff of a fertile dandelion pod make a wish and blow #BlueSkyArtShow #water #photography #OriginalContent #ECK #ImageAndVerse #vss365 #fertile

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𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝 @alanzucker.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Shockingly, I have a straightforward edit for this week's #PostProcess #Converge challenge. Given two images... one exposed for sky and one for the landscape. My edits in alt. Original image is by Rock @rjrock.bsky.social

All edits in photoshop.

Each image on a layer, masked out the sky on the top layer. Adjust basic tone on each layer.

Touch up edge of mask with attention to allowing more light on the western facing slopes.

Spot removal tool on streaks of light in the sky. They were distracting.

Bright up whites and shadows on the building

Vignette and brush-in darkening of the field in the foreground to put attention further back (the house and sky)

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𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝 @alanzucker.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The contours of the rocks/cliff seemed very reminiscent of some scary ocean temperature data I recently saw via @zacklabe.com #PostProcess #Ghost #EastCoastKin #ECK Original photo credit: @rjrock.bsky.social

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𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝 @alanzucker.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

#ECK #PostProcess #DuoTone Original photo by @rjrock.bsky.social I wanted emphasis on the boat in motion. What is it doing while the city in the background seems so alive with light? The mauve color for highlights seemed to work best. Full edit description in Alt.

edit for #postprocess #duotone. original image @rjrock.bsky.social.

Edits in photoshop.
.. Created a b+w version on a separate layer.
.. Created duotone via a Gradient Map adjustment layer set to Color blending mode. Added a white stop in the middle to keep colors from blending.
.. I felt like the sky needed slightly different edits, so made a mask and applied more luminescence in the sky.
.. mirrored a bit of the sky brightness to the foreground water as a reflection.
.. stamped all that to a layer and brought it into Camera Raw for final tone adjustments... including a mask on the boat to bring it up relative to its surroundings.

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𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝 @alanzucker.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Stun. Not all that distant from Extonare, latin for "Thunderstruck" Take your time, a whole day even. Make space to be Astonished Astounded Amazed in Awe. You are human, and it is #Stunday after all. #photography #PhotographersofBluesky #ECK #Berkeley #sfbay #sunset #clouds #vss365 #distant

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𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝 @alanzucker.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

The Campanile, University of California. Taken at 1pm #sharp on January 1, 2023. Sits at the center of the magnificent grounds that house students and faculty who are all quite sharp #BlueSkyArtShow #Sharp #photography #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersofBluesky #ECK #Berkeley

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𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝 @alanzucker.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

#PostProcess #Temperature challenge... "make an image feel warm or cold." >> Original image from @rjrock.bsky.social << As if the photo were taken through an ice frosted window. #EastCoastKin #Photography

In Lightroom, set to B+W with basic tone adjustments, reduced clarity and texture.

In Photoshop created three layers of the image to control 1) highlights, 2) effects, 3) the base image.

Effects are Diffuse Glow, Ocean Ripple to provide approximation of icy window.

Two adjustment layers. 1) curves applied just to sky to darken mids 2) gradient map to give silvery duotone effect (at 22% opacity)

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𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝 @alanzucker.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Happy Birthday to the Golden Gate Bridge. Opened on May 27, 1937. Everybody loves taking pictures of you.

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𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝 @alanzucker.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Finding the abstract in the ordinary is the basis for much of my art. We ordinarily see only a fraction of what is really there. Revealing and realizing illuminating and energizing for the benefit of all #PostProcess #FoundAbstraction #ImageAndVerse #photography #ECK #art Via-@rjrock.bsky.social

All in Photoshop. I duplicated only the reflection around a central point... first 4 times then 16 times. Selectively blended the results by painting masks. For the border, I used a tree in the image.

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𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝 @alanzucker.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

No longer tethered to the constraints of clocks. Seeing the cracks in time, and spinning with entangled information light-years away #AlphabetChallenge #WeekTforTime #photography #ECK #blueskyphotography #OriginalContent #vss365 #tether #ImageAndVerse

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𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝 @alanzucker.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

It is the last week of Trumer Pilsner taproom in Berkeley, CA. They had commissioned this street art, so I am posting for #TagTuesday. #photography #photo #art #streetArt #ECK #OriginalContent

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𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝 @alanzucker.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Turkey feather Do you hide intricacies and patterns or do you flaunt your complexity? Like the feral turkey strutting down city street leaving feathers, free of domesticated cultural constraints. #macroMonday #photography #ECK #blueskyphotography #OriginalContent #vss365 #feral #imageandverse

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𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝 @alanzucker.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Morning would be barren without the dark elixir. Unadorned. Pure. That first sip hot and tangy. Clear the foggy mind as the brain comes online, creative juices flowing. #BlueSkyArtShow #morning #imageandverse #vss365 #barren

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𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝 @alanzucker.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

The alien ship hovered just above the steamy forest treetop canopy, scanning for life on earth. All they found was me. Looking back through glass, with big questions. Mostly versions of, "So, do you come here often?" #ForestFriday #photography #ECK #imageandverse #vss365 #OriginalContent

photo of orange light shining through steam and tree leaves

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𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝 @alanzucker.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

All Along the Watchtower - Bob Dylan Alcatraz - The Rock - Golden Gate National Recreation Area - Ohlone and Coast Miwok lands #alphabetchallenge #weekSforsongs #photography #ECK #blueskyphotography #OriginalContent

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𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝 @alanzucker.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

This week's photo editing challenge by @rjrock.bsky.social is #subtraction #EastCoastKin #ECK #PostProcess Subtracted right half and lower portions. Took what was left and mirrored it several times. Rem'd prominent lettering by adding layers in mirror. Rem'd white space by adding radial blur.

Subtracted the right half and lower portion of the image. Took what was left and mirrored it several times.

Removed prominent lettering by adding layers in mirror.
Removed white space (sky and edges) by adding radial blur.

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𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝 @alanzucker.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Redwoods growing imperfect circle around the now long gone parent. Touching branches as a stand for something greater. #forestFriday #photography #photographersofbluesky #blueskyphotographs #EastCoastKin #trees #santacruz Mt Madonna #california

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𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝 @alanzucker.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

There are always different perspectives various meanings to the words we use. When I see the word "edge" I think instantly of The Edge the one and only guitar maestro U2 @ Sphere 2024 #BlueSkyArtShow #Edge #photography #PhotographersofBluesky #OriginalContent #EastCoastKin #imageandverse #u2

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Cornell Lab of Ornithology @cornellbirds.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Peak spring migration is fast approaching & with it comes a serious threat to birds. By making simple changes to your home or building, you can help protect birds & support their incredible journeys. Visit www.stopbirdcollisions.org to learn how to make glass safer & reduce light pollution.

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𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝 @alanzucker.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Hey #Posties... People from #Post #PostNews Does anyone have contact with Andrea Paloma who posted wonderful poetry to Post.News?

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𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝 @alanzucker.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

I will be popping up an art/photo display at tomorrow's First Friday Wine Block in Berkeley. Come check out prints of my work. Great wine and food too. Look for me near @tessierwinery.bsky.social #berkeley #oakland #sanfrancisco #albany #elcerrito

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𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝 @alanzucker.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Stand me at the edge of the "Devil's Highway" Dream me in the midst of rock and roll fantasy Keep me on the path through time and space gone by #HumansOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin #Photography #ImageAndVerse #OriginalContent #SelfPortrait #ElPaso

contact image of film negative. Human leans on road sign at crossroads of historic route 666.

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𝙰𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚉𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚛.𝙰𝚛𝚝 @alanzucker.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

I may be violating some rules, but here's a take on the Grand Canyon for the #postprocess challenge. Original Photo by @rjrock.bsky.social for #tonalshift #postprocess #eastcoastkin #photography Notes in alt

Goal: make iconic earth location seem like another planet.

The rule said to start by removing color. I brought the dng into photoshop and added a "black and white" adustment layer. Then I masked the sky and applied a Gradient map to texture the sky with pinks, yellows, and blues.

Masked the ground part and applied a new Gradient map layer (in color mode) to paint color into each broad band of tone with a different color.

Finished in Lightroom by stretching tonal range (+ whites, shadows - blacks, highlights). Tiny amounts of clarity and texture. Small vignette to take shine off edges.

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