Herculaneum, Italy - 22 October 2014 Located in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, Herculaneum was an ancient Roman town destroyed by a major volcanic erup

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Herculaneum, Italy - 22 October 2014 Located in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, Herculaneum was an ancient Roman town destroyed by a major volcanic eruption in 79 AD. In fact, it was completely buried. This image started off showing the dark and scary tunnel that leads to the now uncovered remains. But then I got adventurous and turned it into something more colorful and abstract, using a combination of Photoshop techniques including multi-layer blending, transformations and gradient mapping. I hope you like it!

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Photo credit: © Jon Bower / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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