- amazing... - - t a k a k o -
- ART - maraculio
- Exellent! - Agge92
- rock on! - KLnyc
- I'm with you in spirit sweetie all the way! I hope you have a better day when you wake up! I'm feeling better and can play that should make you smile! Xoxo - ♥ Kimberly ♥ Slowly Working My Way To You :)
- Right here with you K! - Sonja Müller
- xoxo - i_still_believe_in_u
- Awesome blue tones on your wood here Partie Boy! - david.richter
- Great sunset erections - Ryan Eng
- I am here too~~move over make room chickas! - ~Lila~
- Nice to see you ladies! Thanks for keeping me warm I'm cold! LOL Hey Artie you give me a thrill every day sweetie! Thanks Xoxo - ♥ Kimberly ♥ Slowly Working My Way To You :)
- Post already if you do it when I'm not looking I'm going to cry LOL Xoxo - ♥ Kimberly ♥ Slowly Working My Way To You :)
- I won't ;) Xoxo - ♥ Kimberly ♥ Slowly Working My Way To You :)
- that makes it sound like Artie has blue wood....lol - Tea Wells
- Great capture, nice colors - Leonardo Riano
- I'm still cold Artie I need you to warm me up! - ♥ Kimberly ♥ Slowly Working My Way To You :)
- i've covered 3 of you with my warm hugs.. is that good :P
- Perfect Sweetie! Thanks I'm all warm now! Xoxo - ♥ Kimberly ♥ Slowly Working My Way To You :)
- Such warm hugs...you excite me, Artie! - Sonja Müller
- Congrats bro . #3 :) - Sametatak | facebook.com/sametatakphotography
- ! - Sametatak | facebook.com/sametatakphotography
- :) - Sametatak | facebook.com/sametatakphotography
- Haha :) - Sametatak | facebook.com/sametatakphotography
- stunning colour - especially these two lines :-) - lachlansear
- Everyone else added a note, so i thought i must too! Great work Artie! - Reedy Photography
- Fny ;) - Metsu Design Studios
The Spirit of Romanticism :: HDR
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(Hugs to sweetie Mary for the screenshot too! thank you!)
Its very unusual for me to post at this time of the night :) i've been missing in action for my morning post today as u guess it..yes I was extremely busy & so running short of time at work that i can pull out my hair any minute...what kind of hair.. its up to u to guess depending on how filthy ur mind is lol! :P i'm definitely sure i'm very brain dead from work at this moment :) Honestly i need to have a good nite sleep now since its past 11pm. My eyes are pretty much going down on me but i will be back soon in the morning to catch up. When i'm sleepy, i feel rather romantic lol so here goes.. a shot i thought will set the mood. Take care & good night from down under! :)
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About
The Sunset At Eagle on the Hill
The Shot
Standard 3 exposure shot (+2..0..-2 EV) with tripod using Sigma DC HSM 10-20mm lens
Photomatix
- Tonemapped generated HDR using detail enhancer option
Photoshop
- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'curves' to increase the contrast
- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'saturation' (blues) to increase the
tone of the sky
- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'saturation' (yellows) to decrease the
lightness of sunset
- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'level' to increase the brightness of
the trees
- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'saturation' (reds) to lighten the
harshness
- Applied digital blending of another tonemapped hdr to correct the
slight branch movement
- Used 'unsharp mask' (as always) on the background layer
You
All comments and constructive criticism are (as always) welcome
Music
Tears for Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love
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Comments and faves
jef cris, Guylaine_B, .I Travel East., Wiffsmiff23, and 202 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Wiffsmiff23 (53 months ago | reply)
yey im 1st
Erroba (53 months ago | reply)
I thought you were gonna celebrate my 1 year on flickr ;D
Wishful thinking he?-)
Great view, awesome processing as usual !
jef cris (53 months ago | reply)
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.I Travel East. (53 months ago | reply)
Super! Super! Super, Artie!!!
I know.... sometimes the essentials in life gets in the way of Flickr. :P
But, it's all good. :)
Have a great night, my friend.
muraleetharan (53 months ago | reply)
it is indeed very late artie!! i was waiting from morning onwards... :o)
another great shot posted, bad day or not! i am amazed at your commitment!
_ Reboot © __ (53 months ago | reply)
I like this timing better !
Great image Artie
bart ceuppens / www.bartceuppens.be (53 months ago | reply)
oh, for me than :-)
Erroba (53 months ago | reply)
For the blues of the sky, I tend to use the photo filter>Cooling filter ( the middle one seems to work best for me ), this even works when the sky seems to lack blue colour completely.
... and of course just use a gradient in the mask.
Chee Seong (53 months ago | reply)
Love the colors of the sky! Such rich tones. Nice HDR Artie.
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Michelangelo's Box (Invited Images Only), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
OMG Artie this is just gorgeous....I love it..and I love how u tell us how u did it...and ur descriptions are very amusing...Love it...haha...Get some sleep now my friend....See you when u return....Smilesssss
Giuseppe Parisi (53 months ago | reply)
Good night naughty australian baby eheheh
Wonderful image my dear friend
Erroba (53 months ago | reply)
... and drop that unsharp mask, use the high pass sharpening instead, much better !
[Adam Baker] (53 months ago | reply)
That sky is as stunning as ever. Sleep well!
Iseelight (53 months ago | reply)
stunning work Artie
what a marvelous place
I need a travel ^_^
too much work :-(
have a great day
snorri.s (53 months ago | reply)
brilliant work :o)
NURAY YUZBASI (53 months ago | reply)
great composition.... lovely colours Artie:)))
- t a k a k o - (53 months ago | reply)
I'm quite excited to see no one's put any notes and mine is the first... YAY lol :p
Sweet dreams Artie. May your tomorrow be as beautiful as this photo. xxx
maraculio (53 months ago | reply)
Art work
tropicaLiving - Jessy Eykendorp (53 months ago | reply)
lovely warm colours..gorgeous ~!
fjbezos (53 months ago | reply)
Excelente.
Rob Cherry [deleted] (53 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot, the sky is fantastic, great colour- top job =)
suzijphotography [deleted] (53 months ago | reply)
Really breathtakingly beautiful shot Artie x
DolliaSH (53 months ago | reply)
I can hear you snoring Artie. Great HDR work.
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gotico latino (53 months ago | reply)
Belli gli alberi ai lati che fanno da quinte naturali.
Joel Tjintjelaar (53 months ago | reply)
Beautiful and romantic mood Artie! Another great shot.
Antonello! (53 months ago | reply)
Beautiful colours and trees silhouettes!!
Romantic composition!
Hugs ;0)
Pink Pixel Photography (f.k.a. Sunny) (53 months ago | reply)
Yeah, I was totally confused seeing your pic. But good for me. I finally can comment on the first page *lol*
Romantic indeed :) Lovely!
Akbar Simonse (53 months ago | reply)
When I saw this shot I first thought there was something very wrong with my watch! A great sunset shot Artie! Much better than the grey sky behind my back.
Ash Lourey (53 months ago | reply)
awesome gradient of colours across the sky...
definite fave!
fmc.nikon.d40 [deleted] (53 months ago | reply)
Absolutely beautiful my friend…Wonderful shot
Salmah MK (53 months ago | reply)
Great shot n composition Artie....love the stunning blue sky. I hope u have a great evening.....
Kounellis (53 months ago | reply)
You old softie Artie Great shot buddy
Era. (53 months ago | reply)
This is so romantic... brilliant Artie!
The colors are amazing!
flyyen (53 months ago | reply)
beautiful as usual :)
Deneb Sumbul (53 months ago | reply)
Fantastic shot.
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5ERG10 (53 months ago | reply)
and when we thought you'd take a day off, here comes a great sunset! what a warm light there! have a good night Artie!
Cancelled01 [deleted] (53 months ago | reply)
You caught me by surprise with this beauty Artie. Good to see one like this late at night.
sachman75 (53 months ago | reply)
great shot Artie! Love the colours in the sky! One thing to watch I guess is the leaves and branch on the top 1/3 on the sky level have gone blue..might be what you going for afterall :-)
lyh1 ~ On & Off (53 months ago | reply)
Very beautiful. The colors are gorgeous and outstanding. For a moment I thought you become MIA...:D
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N.GamzeDemir (53 months ago | reply)
Congrats Artie..It's perfect..
me-lek (53 months ago | reply)
great shot Artie.
Solracovarb Alias Salco (53 months ago | reply)
Incredible changing tones in the sky, beautiful photography
Nina Pearman (53 months ago | reply)
... "going down on me" "what kind of hair will be pulled" I don't know Arty, I get more excited reading your description than viewing your photos lol... Nighty night tiger.... (Beautiful image)...
Craig B 73 (53 months ago | reply)
Very nice as per usual Artie.
millan p. rible (53 months ago | reply)
excellent in every way!
good nytie pal!!!
_W1CKeD_ (53 months ago | reply)
Outstanding capture! nd colours r sooo amazing! great work artie u rock!
John Easley (53 months ago | reply)
Very cool shot Artie - the sky transition is amazing.
Adrian World (53 months ago | reply)
okay, it is not just me that this time is unusal. cause I'll go to bed now, ha ha. I'll take another closer look when I get up. I'll already fave it cause I know there won't be anything to complain about. See ya, sleep tight
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ETCphoto (53 months ago | reply)
yes, this does seem different from what we see from you, but I like it! Still has that wonderful sky! Very interesting colors! Hope tomorrow, with a fresh start, will be a better day!