Urban Landscapes

This is my favorite picture from my Urban Landscapes group. This sign is not too far from my house, I've always wanted to come here and get this shot on a dingy gray winter day. Of course, the day I was able to get it, it was a beautiful sunny day. Boo. I used Pixlr Express to get my dingy gray day anyway.

I first cropped out the billboard and streetlight to put more focus on my sign. I then used the Smoke - Above overlay to darken the image, and the Too Old - Logan effect to give it the aged patina look, along with Grunge - Stoned overlay at 58% and then the Canvas - Carbon overlay to give it more of an edged dirty feel. I used the Rounded Corner - Round Flat frame in black to make the picture stand out. I feel the adjustments to color and use of filters really made it darker and much more interesting.