Two treatments times two = one good photo, maybe. Playing around with CS3. Not absolutely happy with any of these, but my source photo was a little lacking. Operator error, I reckon.
alleys are life
Fruit Basket Still Life Red
converted to high contrast black and white, but retained the reds.
Reflections upon a fragile life
alley in the West Loop
Reflections upon a fragile life unsatisfied
Same technique: stripped out all colors except for the reds
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