Mondrian and Degas

While relaxing over a cup of tea at Sugarlump I was struck by this composition – a mix of Mondrian’s rectangles and pastel Degas lighting.

It a tribute to Lightroom 5’s exceptional Highlight and Shadow sliders (introduced in Lightroom 4) that the very high dynamic range could be tamed and the whole thing made into a picture.

For reference, here’s the unprocessed RAW original:

Highlights totally burned out.

By the way, if you do not use a Mac chances are you will not be admitted here, as the place specializes in good taste.