diff --git a/src/filters/HSL.js b/src/filters/HSL.js
index 9d70057a..062db1ef 100644
--- a/src/filters/HSL.js
+++ b/src/filters/HSL.js
@@ -1,11 +1,50 @@
 (function () {
 
-  HSV = function (imageData) {
+  Kinetic.Factory.addGetterSetter(Kinetic.Node, 'hue', 0, null, Kinetic.Factory.afterSetFilter);
+  /**
+  * get/set hsv hue in degrees
+  * @name hue
+  * @method
+  * @memberof Kinetic.Node.prototype
+  * @param {Number} hue value between 0 and 359
+  * @returns {Number}
+  */
+
+  Kinetic.Factory.addGetterSetter(Kinetic.Node, 'saturation', 0, null, Kinetic.Factory.afterSetFilter);
+  /**
+  * get/set hsv saturation
+  * @name saturation
+  * @method
+  * @memberof Kinetic.Node.prototype
+  * @param {Number} saturation 0 is no change, -1.0 halves the saturation, 1.0 doubles, etc..
+  * @returns {Number}
+  */
+
+  Kinetic.Factory.addGetterSetter(Kinetic.Node, 'luminance', 0, null, Kinetic.Factory.afterSetFilter);
+  /**
+  * get/set hsl luminance
+  * @name value
+  * @method
+  * @memberof Kinetic.Node.prototype
+  * @param {Number} value 0 is no change, -1.0 halves the value, 1.0 doubles, etc..
+  * @returns {Number}
+  */
+
+  /**
+   * HSL Filter. Adjusts the hue, saturation and luminance (or lightness)
+   * @function
+   * @memberof Kinetic.Filters
+   * @param {Object} imageData
+   * @author ippo615
+   */
+
+  Kinetic.Filters.HSL = function (imageData) {  
     var data = imageData.data,
         nPixels = data.length,
-        v = Math.pow(2,this.value()),
+        v = 1,
         s = Math.pow(2,this.saturation()),
         h = Math.abs((this.hue()) + 360) % 360,
+        l = this.luminance()*127,
         i;
 
     // Basis for the technique used:
@@ -41,78 +80,10 @@
       b = data[i+2];
       a = data[i+3];
 
-      data[i+0] = rr*r + rg*g + rb*b;
-      data[i+1] = gr*r + gg*g + gb*b;
-      data[i+2] = br*r + bg*g + bb*b;
+      data[i+0] = rr*r + rg*g + rb*b + l;
+      data[i+1] = gr*r + gg*g + gb*b + l;
+      data[i+2] = br*r + bg*g + bb*b + l;
       data[i+3] = a; // alpha
     }
-
-  };
-
-  Kinetic.Factory.addGetterSetter(Kinetic.Node, 'hue', 0, null, Kinetic.Factory.afterSetFilter);
-  /**
-  * get/set hsv hue in degrees
-  * @name hue
-  * @method
-  * @memberof Kinetic.Node.prototype
-  * @param {Number} hue value between 0 and 359
-  * @returns {Number}
-  */
-
-  Kinetic.Factory.addGetterSetter(Kinetic.Node, 'saturation', 0, null, Kinetic.Factory.afterSetFilter);
-  /**
-  * get/set hsv saturation
-  * @name saturation
-  * @method
-  * @memberof Kinetic.Node.prototype
-  * @param {Number} saturation 0 is no change, -1.0 halves the saturation, 1.0 doubles, etc..
-  * @returns {Number}
-  */
-
-  Kinetic.Factory.addGetterSetter(Kinetic.Node, 'value', 0, null, Kinetic.Factory.afterSetFilter);
-  /**
-  * get/set hsv value
-  * @name value
-  * @method
-  * @memberof Kinetic.Node.prototype
-  * @param {Number} value 0 is no change, -1.0 halves the value, 1.0 doubles, etc..
-  * @returns {Number}
-  */
-
-  Kinetic.Factory.addGetterSetter(Kinetic.Node, 'luminance', 0, null, Kinetic.Factory.afterSetFilter);
-  /**
-  * get/set hsl luminance
-  * @name value
-  * @method
-  * @memberof Kinetic.Node.prototype
-  * @param {Number} value 0 is no change, -1.0 halves the value, 1.0 doubles, etc..
-  * @returns {Number}
-  */
-
-  /**
-   * HSL Filter. Adjusts the hue, saturation and luminance (or lightness)
-   * @function
-   * @memberof Kinetic.Filters
-   * @param {Object} imageData
-   * @author ippo615
-   */
-
-  Kinetic.Filters.HSL = function (imageData) {  
-    // Hue stays the same but saturation, value and brightness will be
-    // adjusted to match common photo-editing software's extreme values
-    var oldSaturation = this.saturation(),
-        oldBrightness = this.brightness(),
-        oldValue = this.value();
-
-    this.saturation(oldSaturation);
-    this.brightness(0.5*this.luminance());
-    this.value(0.0);
-
-    HSV.call(this,imageData);
-    Kinetic.Filters.Brighten.call(this,imageData);
-
-    this.saturation(oldSaturation);
-    this.brightness(oldBrightness);
-    this.value(oldValue);
   };
 })();