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> It is among the top 10 HDR uploads of all times (last check: May 2011)
The story of this photo:
The Brandenburg Gate is one of the most famous and symbolic places in
Berlin and probably in all of Europe. The Berlin wall was right in
front of the gate, leaving it as a sign of imprisonment on the eastern
side. I took this shot from Pariser Platz on the east side (former
German Democratic Republic). When the Berlin wall was built, this
place became the "death zone" where nobody could go. After
the reunification in 1990, it became the center of the city again,
this time being perceived as a symbol for peace and reunification.
Enjoy!
Take a look at my "HDR Cookbook"! It contains some more information on my techniques.
How it was shot:
> Handheld [details]
> Three exposures (0, -2, +2 ev) autobracketed and merged to get
and HDR
> Camera: Nikon D90
> Lens: Sigma 10-20mm F3,5 EX DC HSM
> Details can be found here
How it was tone-mapped:
> Preparation: developed the RAW files with ACR mainly in order to
reduce the CA [details]
> Resulting TIF images were then used as input to Photomatix
> Tone-mapping: Photomatix Pro 4.0 (Detail Enhancer)
How it was post-processed:
> Slight cropping to remove some objects at the edges
> Post-processing was done in Photoshop
> Topaz Adjust on the entire image to get back the colors and the
details [details]
> Topaz Denoise on the entire image (more aggressively on the sky)
[details]
> Topaz Infocus on the entire image for sharpening
> Some retouch (fixing some artifacts in the sky)
> Global levels layer (increased contrast, brightening)
> Saturation layer on the sky (master, blues)
> Levels layer on (selective brightening)
> Saturation layer on the ground (desaturation)
> Levels layer on the ground (brightening)
> Saturation layer on the gate and surrounding buildings (master,
yellows, tones down the blues)
> Levels layer on the gate and surrounding buildings (brightening)
> Photo filter (orange) on the face of the gate
> Saturation layer on the Quadriga (master)
> Levels layer on (brightening)
> Saturation and levels layers on the people (restore natural skin
tone)
> Sharpening using the high-pass filter [details]
> Watermarking
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zPRIME 25 months ago | reply
Wow. The colors are just insane! I have to say .. I'm impressed to like the nth degree! Thanks for sharing!
DarkAngelDay 24 months ago | reply
Amazing pic.!
Silkelarium 24 months ago | reply
Excellent!!!
oybay© 24 months ago | reply
This is exceptional.
Deibid M. 23 months ago | reply
Incredible processing! well done!!!
Michael Locke 23 months ago | reply
your photos are quite spectacular; how do you do it?
mimbrava 23 months ago | reply
I've been loving your work on G+. Now I can see it here on Flickr, too. I can't do the type of photography for which HDR is suited, but I know your tutorials will be extremely helpful to others who can. You're very generous.
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Trig::Photographie 23 months ago | reply
Definitely an instant fave for me!!
Matthew Kenwrick 22 months ago | reply
golden light, so precious
scott masterton 22 months ago | reply
I love all the converging/diverging lines in this shot, I also like the reflected golden light through the gate, as impressive as ever
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Mező, Kornél (mostly away) 21 months ago | reply
great light, love it
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monchoparis 13 months ago | reply
Very nice lighting Klaus !
AJE 44 11 months ago | reply
excellent Klaus - just reading the making of it on your site
inkid 11 months ago | reply
wow... beautiful shot!
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victor98_2001 8 months ago | reply
stunting shot
eagle1effi 6 months ago | reply
Best work !!
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1creol 6 months ago | reply
Une beauté ! Quel jeu de lumière !!!!
d.dk 6 months ago | reply
very nice!
Sadia Sarfraz 4 months ago | reply
Great shot!
Axe.Man 3 weeks ago | reply
Awesome work!