DRAMA OF A STORM
Tought I would experimet a little with B&W conversion. This one was taken a couple of minutes after the one below (caught).
I blended 2 images in CS4 using layers, one exposure for the foreground and one for the sky. I used a Singh Ray neutral LB polarizer and a 2 stop GND filter (soft edge). Cleaned up the raw file in CS4, converted to B&W using NIK software, corrected exposure where needed, dodge & burning, and local sharpening. Hope you folks like this rendition.
Well, it's time to hit the road again, this is a long awaited trip, I'm headed to the Great Smoky Mountains with the hope of getting some beautiful and intense fall colors.
Also, I thought I'd let you know that about 3 weeks from now I will launch my new website as well as tweeter and a surprise that I will share with you all in November as well.
Thanks for looking, as always, I value your comments & critiques.
Have a nice weekend, & will see you all when I'm back from the Smokies.
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Uploaded on Oct 30, 2009
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CAUGHT
You all can guess why I called this one "CAUGHT", you just look at the sky and you'll know why, well, I almost got caught in the storm but didn't, as they say, "saved by the bell"...
This is a manual blend of 2 exposures in layers (CS4) one for the FG and one for the sky. Used a Singh Ray LB neutral polarizer and reverse GND (3 stops).
Adjustments in CS4 - levels, dodge & burning, color correction done using the color balance function, local sharpening for the FG and a warming filter by NIK.
Anyway, folks, I hope everyone is having a nice week, for now, have a nice Wednesday.
Thanks for looking, I appreciate your comments and critiques.
NOTE: FOR ANYONE INTERESTED, I'M SELLING MY:
CANON 40D WITH THE LENS CANON EF 28-135MM F/3.5 IS
They are in excelent condition, if you are interested please send me a flickr e-mail (great price!)
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Uploaded on Oct 13, 2009
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EARLY WAVE
One more of a big favorite in Florida, Blowing Rocks Preserve.
This was a very nice sunrise, to my surprise I got one or two decent shots inspite of the fact that I had to literally drag myself out of bed and drove like a maniac as I was pretty late.
Used s Singh Ray LB warming polarizer and also a Sing Ray reverse GND (3 stops) to obtain proper exposure in the background and foreground.
TK's masks in CS4, with dodge & burning, levels, and local sharpening.
Thanks for looking, appreciate your coments and critiques.
Have a nice Tuesday.
NOTE: FOR ANYONE INTERESTED, I'M SELLING MY:
CANON 40D WITH THE LENS CANON EF 28-135MM F/3.5 IS
They are in excelent condition, if you are interested please send me a flickr e-mail (great price!)
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Uploaded on Oct 12, 2009
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BLOWING ROCKS
Another shot from a true favorite in South Florida, Blowing Rocks Preserve in Jupiter, about 2 hours north of Miami.
This was anoter beautiful sunrise. Got up late tough and tought I wouldn't make it and eneded up getting there just at the time the sun was comming up the horizon. This one was about #3, so there are more to come from about 15 minutes before.
This is a single exposure, no blending. Used a Singh Ray LB neutral polarizer, and 3 stop reverse GND Singh Ray filter (hand held).
Post processing: Used TK's luminosity masks in CS4, dodge & burning and levels to add some contrast and mood.
Thanks for looking. Appreciate your comments.
Have a nice weekend folks.
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Uploaded on Oct 10, 2009
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COLORS & MOODS OF AUTUMN
This is one from last year's trip to the Smoky Mountains.
What a beautiful place, there is so much to visit there. The fall is a true feast of colors in the Smokies.
For this capture I used a LB warming Polarizer (Singh Ray).
In the post processing I used TK's luminosity masks, along with dodge & burning, levels, and added Orton effect for a dreamy mood.
Thanks for looking. Appreciate your comments.
Have a nice weekend.
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Uploaded on Oct 2, 2009
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