Photo Of The Day, July 2, 2013 - The Toys

The Toys

I like the spooky atmosphere I was able to create in this image. The room looks dark and dingy and a little ominous, and it's almost as if the toys are about to come to life.

This is a black and white HDR image. I shot 3 exposures in RAW, then combined them to create the HDR image using Nik HDR Efex Pro 2, which is currently my favorite software for creating HDR images.

The slight eeriness of the HDR image, black and white and the grain and vignetting all contribute to the slightly surreal and spooky nature of this image.