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Untitled #5 | Wednesday Nov 19, 2008

Thanks to all who commented on yesterdays photo. Phil over at P.A. Photography commented on it being an HDR image. While true, in todays parlance its not. The shot was a combination of 3 shots. 1 metered for the sky and one metered for the sea. As I always bracket my landscapes, I also took the a small section of the 1 stop down image from the Sea metered series and stuck it over the burnt highlights of the sun reflection on the sea. So, while I have captured 3 ranges of light, it wasnt done in Photomatix or FDR tools.

This is a study shot and reminds me of why I like going to the coastline. So many colors, textures, shapes and visions of motion that are never the same. PP in PSCS4 with curves, boost in saturation and a vignette.

Tags: ocean

Galleries: Landscape

Camera Make: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D
Aperture: F13
Exposure Time: 2 sec
Focal Length: 17.0 mm
ISO: 100
Exposure Bias: 0
Shooting Mode: Aperture priority
Flash: Flash did not fire, auto
Metering Mode: Multi-segment

Comments:

Ahh! very clever it work very well I've seen so many HDR photos on the net that are over cooked and yours wasn't the tonal range is excellent !!

Maybe someday you will right a small tutorial how you combined them in photshop (layers,masking) etc to me it looks much better than full on HDR

Posted by Philip on November 19, 2008 at 07:35 AM EST #

A fine coastal shot. I especially like the vivid colors and the solid composition you created. I have checked your page of posts on vfxy and I like your work very much. I'm checking the gold star for you as a favorite and selecting today's picture for my vfxy collection. You do excellent work and maintain and very high quality!

Posted by don Wiley on November 19, 2008 at 10:35 AM EST #

Nicely done. I love the motion in the water and the shades of green.

Posted by Nick on November 20, 2008 at 05:29 PM EST #

I just sat here and looked at this image for a long time...I sort of just lost myself in the soft water, after a long day at work. Thanks for that little break.....

Posted by Debbie Hartmann on November 20, 2008 at 08:44 PM EST #

Skills beyond my comprehension, and so adeptly handled. This is absolutely magnificent

Posted by FLOOG on November 23, 2008 at 07:09 AM EST #