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I can't quite figure out why, but I really like this!Slough along the Hoh River
120mm SK asph f11 STC IQ180 2 image stitch
32HR + CF [~5mm back fall, ~5mm shift]
Dave I was in Silverton Colorado a few days ago.Jamgolf,
Where the heck are you, and why didn't you invite me?!
Dave
This is a fantastic photo Graham. I have shared it with some friends and we are all curious how you did the lighting. Could you share some details on that with us?Night at Bonsai Rock - Lake Tahoe
Alpa STC, 32HR IQ150 44s @ f/11 ISO 400
Gary,This is a fantastic photo Graham. I have shared it with some friends and we are all curious how you did the lighting. Could you share some details on that with us?
Gary
There is indeed a lot of magic in this image Graham and it is really interesting to learn the basics of how you lit and processed it. Creating an image like yours is certainly way beyond my ability to visualize and then actually create it. I'll send an email to my friends with a link to your post.Gary,
I'd love to tell you but then I'd have to kill you :ROTFL:
Ok, here goes ...
Basically it it was a 44s exposure and so whilst the shutter was open a broad beam incandescent torch was used from about 6ft to the right to sidelight the rocks. It's important to get away from near the camera to provide that sidelight depth.
I processed the same raw image in C1 Pro using two different white balances. A Blue rendering at 5300K for the sky which rendered a cool washed out rock, and then a warmer 7400K which renders a richer more yellow rock but very magenta sky/foreground. I brought both into PS and then created a luminosity mask to render through the bluer layer as the background / sky and retain most of the warmer rendering on the rocks / horizon glow. No other magic potions ... Well, other than removing the pollution of my red headlight.
Gary,
I'd love to tell you but then I'd have to kill you :ROTFL:
Ok, here goes ...
Basically it it was a 44s exposure and so whilst the shutter was open a broad beam incandescent torch was used from about 6ft to the right to sidelight the rocks. It's important to get away from near the camera to provide that sidelight depth.
I knew that this would happen when i posted the pair :ROTFL: The magenta sky works better for cityscapes but I like a bluer landscape shot and so that was behind my blending choice too.Lovely images, I prefer the blue one…
Congratulations!
Erik
Hi Graham. One of my friends mentioned that the color temps you mentioned above seemed the opposite of what he expected....5300K for a blue, cooler rendering and 7400K for a warmer (yellow) rendering. He thought it would be the opposite. What are we missing?Gary,
A Blue rendering at 5300K for the sky which rendered a cool washed out rock, and then a warmer 7400K which renders a richer more yellow rock but very magenta sky/foreground. View attachment 119920View attachment 119921