Step out of your comfort zone

As I was working on the assignment of the week - Motion, my creative juices were at a road block and frankly it was kinda pissing me off. I knew what I envisioned in my mind but it wasn't coming through on my screen... and then... the lovely world of digital, I stepped out of my comfort zone and went a bit crazy on the contrast. Here are some straight out of camera shots along with the finished image. Before:

After: Before: After: