The Darkest Hour

© 2009 | Rodel Joselito Manabat | All Rights Reserved

 

Friends, apologies if I have not visited your streams lately.

 

YESTERDAY was probably the darkest hour I could ever imagine happening as our company announced the second round of retrenchment. Unfortunately it was my turn to go. Sucks big time huh!

 

But as what they say, there's always light at the end of the tunnel and I hope and pray all of these events will pass and that we can encompass all these tough trials ahead.

 

This is also dedicated to all my friends who gave their relentless support.

 

GODBLESS!!!

 

EXPLORE #311 APRIL 30 2009

Thanks to all who made this photo to Explore.

 

About

Taken at Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast, Qld.

 

See my set for more.

 

Exposure

EV[-1.0, 0, +1.0], f/11, ISO 100

 

Toys

Canon 400D, Sigma 10-20mm f/4-f/5.6 EX DC, Canon RS 60E3 Shutter Release, Tripod

 

Processing

 

Photomatix

Merged to HDR

Tone Mapped using Detail Enhancer

Saved as 16-bitt TIFF

 

ACR5.2 / Photoshop CS4

Tonal Adjustments using ACS5.2

Adjustment layer - curves (linear contrast)

Adjustment layer - photo filter / colour fill

Smart filter - unsharp mask (just a bit)

Saved as 8-Bit JPEG

Borders

Done