Bathroom Tile - 051108

Bathroom Tile 051108, originally uploaded by bostonaday.

I've always liked the pink deco tile in my bathroom and I thought today would be a good day to play with Macro focus on my new camera.

It wound up being serendipity with Photomatix. As i was processing the HDR I got a variation on this image. The emphasis on the flecks and the shine of the highlights made the image look other-worldly. It took me about 10 minutes to figure out that the gamma being cranked down was the primary reason for the effect. A little tweaking later and this is the result.