© Billy Wilson 2010
The light late in the day looking through a window. The golden hour light filtering in through a window onto a bed. This is another HDR, where I try to capture the whole range of a high contrast scene without making the final image look unrealistic.
Check this video out, a guy shooting a Contax 645 + battery grip + a Phase One P65+ digital back: Contax 645
About the Photo
*Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS *Lens: EF-S 18-55mm ƒ/3.5-5.6 IS
*Shutter Speed: N/A *Aperture Value: ƒ/11 *ISO: 100 *Focal
Length: 18mm (28.8mm Equivalent in 35mm Film)
I shot this on a tripod using mirror lockup, a polarizing filter, and a 2Sec. selftimer. This image is composed of 14 exposures. 1 average exposure, 5 one stop overexposures, and 8 one stop underexposures. I opened the RAW files in ACR first and slightly sharpened them and reduced the chromatic aberrations. Then I loaded the RAW files in Photomatix Pro and tone mapped them to my liking. I then opened the 16 bit TIFF file in ACR and colour corrected the images white balance and used the adjustment brush to even out the colour temperature change between the inside and outside of the house. Then I used the adjustment brush to add more clarity and contrast to the blankets and pillows to give them a more detailed feel. I then opened the file in CS4 and cloned out some lens flare (3 of them in the shape of my aperture) and made the dresser to the right of the image more even toned because the lens flare had left parts of it brighter than other parts. I then used the burn tool to make the green leaves infront of the window darker since they were backlit and looking too unnatural, I also used the sponge tool to tone down the saturation of the leaves as well. Finally I saved a 16 bit TIFF file, then converted to sRGB colourspace and saved as a JPEG to upload to the internet.
Large!!: View On Black
EXPLORED!
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Malin Brand (Lunifer) 37 months ago | reply
Nice work!
Aviuki 37 months ago | reply
wow!!
Catherine R. Wygal 37 months ago | reply
NICELY executed! The color saturation is perfect.
Gerald Moncrief 37 months ago | reply
Hey Bill,
How do you make this colors pop so well?
Ana Photos Photos 36 months ago | reply
buenas texturas en las sabanas me gusta! :)
Kim Yu Yeon 36 months ago | reply
this HDR is great!
eltiempo.com 36 months ago | reply
I like your job, and thanks to say how you do it .
New Yorkled 36 months ago | reply
Gosh that looks warm and comfortable.
lightmeup photography [deleted] 36 months ago | reply
impressive work, the detail in this shot is superb.
Alisa Andrei 36 months ago | reply
What a dreamy scene..love the softness and the light in this photo...And I really like the detail of the Globe...
Andreas Helke 36 months ago | reply
an interesting photo
syndr0m3 35 months ago | reply
complimenti, un risultato davvero incredibile.
i toni e la luce sono impressionanti, bellissima!!!
SkyShaper 35 months ago | reply
way to go !
dwwid 35 months ago | reply
awesome
pixelsindistress 31 months ago | reply
very nice, I hope to have the skill and knowledge you have one day. Thanks for the great description of your workflow. Thanks
autistic 31 months ago | reply
me gusta mucho !!
signifynothing 31 months ago | reply
amazing
Strength~vs~Weakness 30 months ago | reply
Such a lovely, warm, inviting image!
Marco Cavenaghi 28 months ago | reply
Great work!!!!
54StorminWillyGJ54 26 months ago | reply
Very cool!!