Redwoods and West Berry Creek

Blogged in: The Woodwork: Digital blending multiple exposures

Redwoods and West Berry Creek
Big Basin State Park, Santa Cruz Mountains, California

Nikon D70, Nikkor 12-24mm f/4G
Vari-ND filter, Gitzo 1228LVL tripod, RRS BH-55 ballhead
DxO (wb, blur, distorion, ca, vignette. noise) Photoshop (contrast blending) nik CEP (graduated ND, brilliance/warmth) Aperture (highlights/shadows, wb, sharpen)
(3 exposures at 1/4", 1.3" and 3") @ f/16, iso 200, 12mm (18mm)
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Just off Berry Creek Falls Trail between Berry Creek and Silver Falls, the sun lit up the sky and provided a wonderful opportunity to test my Vari-ND filter and digital blending filters to give a shot that can’t easily be replicated on film.

Issue: I had my monitor calibration was slightly off when I worked on it. The current version is a little contrastier and undersaturated than I'd like. It will still look fine because the calibration was in the right ballpark.

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