Election Eve 2008, Livingstone College, II

This was shot at Livingstone College after sunset on the eve of the2008 election. Since Livingstone is a historically black collegefounded not long after the Civil War, this election was particularlymeaningful, and there was a sense of quiet optimism on campus on thisMonday evening before the nation would elect its firstAfrican-American president.

 

--Lannie

Thanks to Michael Chang for suggestions as to how to improve this photo. It still is not up to the level of his own treatment, which I hope that he will post again--and give away all his secrets while he is at it!

 

--Lannie

The secret is there is no secret, Lannie. :-)

 

I thought the original post appeared unnaturally bright but wasn't sure whether that was how the scene looked or your preferred rendering. The adjustments were only through Curves as it became apparent that the cloud detail was preserved in the original. I didn't save the reworked version, unfortunately, but will be happy to try again if you post the original.