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[HDNitehawk]

HDNitehawk - Great shots. I really like the reflection in the water.

Why are the colors so much more saturated in the water as compared to the actual lights? Is that from the blur caused by the water motion which in escense just spreads the light out over a larger area resulting is slightly lower exposer for the lights in the water? It is interesting how the water just seems to pull out far more color. Regardless, it looks really nice.

Thanks

When I started shooting, because of the ripple on the water I decided to do long exposures. I thought it was a better look than the rippled look.

Part of the reason they look saturated is that I purposly saturated it in post and turned contrast very low so that it gave it the appearance of a chalky reflection in the water.

The biggest reason they look so different is that the water is acting as a filter and diffusing the light, where the real lights are direct and constant. It is most likely picking up color out of the darker water as well. Maybe in this situation if I had used a ND graduated filter and brought the real lights down a stop or two it would have evened it out?

[conropl]

Maybe in this situation if I had used a ND graduated filter and brought the real lights down a stop or two it would have evened it out?

I think you are right... the Grad ND probably would have kept the lights from getting blown out and would produce colors in the lights evened out with the reflections. That would have been difficult to know ahead of time that without processing your shots. Thanks for sharing - it was not only nice pictures, but I learned something that I can apply later.

Pat

[ddt0725]

IMG_6392 by Denise Trocio, on Flickr

[conropl]

Denise - Very nice. Almost looks HDR.

[ddt0725]

Thank you, it is only one shot but I did apply a slight HDR effect in post.

Another shot from today ...

IMG_6196 by Denise Trocio, on Flickr

[jfritz]

Took this last night.

EF 24-105 f4 L @ 24mm f/4 ISO 400 Tv=8sec
Album here (one additional picture)

[Steve U]

@Denise, spooky looking tree, because of your B&W treatment.
@jfritz, cool looking vapour trails, or clouds, nice tones.

[DLS]

@Denise: I like your post work on both shots. Did you selectively dodge around the tree? Looks cool. I would say you have a real knack for creating punchy images!

@jfritz: Neat shot. Maybe panning left a bit would have accented the leading lines of the vapor trails?

Cheers

Damian

[ddt0725]

Thank you! I just used an NIK HDR preset on both and tweeked them alittle bit.

I'm still going through alot of deer photos from the other day! Not a real lot to shoot around here right now so I apologize for so many!

IMG_6163 by Denise Trocio, on Flickr

Santa's Sleigh Try-outs by Denise Trocio, on Flickr


IMG_6119_1 by Denise Trocio, on Flickr


IMG_6162 by Denise Trocio, on Flickr

[DLS]

Hi all. I've recently been trying my hand at HDR. Here's a 3 shot sunset from out the back door. I was mainly trying to capture the full range of tones in the sky. My goal is, for the most part, realism - trying to get it like I saw it. Critiques are welcome.

My monitor is not 3rd party calibrated rather I just ran through the manufacturer's calibration steps. I have an HP ZR22w. Its said to reproduce sRGB quite well out of the box.....hope this looks okay on your monitors.


shot with my 5DII + 24-105mm @ 28mm.

Hope this works. Not sure how to upload a pic so it doesn't present as the thumbnail. I'm uploading from my computer....

Damian