Sunset with a sundog...Alaska Highway in Yukon
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Jack Douglas said:Now that's a very nice shot Jon, but there is something about it that just doesn't seem to really do it for me, almost as if I'd like more contrast. Can you explain what you perceive to be the major gain of the merge. Admittedly, I don't really qualify to be a judge of such things but I'm always trying to learn from these exchanges.
Jack Douglas said:Wow, Jon you always go the extra mile. Thanks That is very helpful in understanding what you're doing and why. I'm still debating in my mind how I should interpret the photo. Maybe sometimes I'm really not feeling I want that much detail in the shadows - could it be visual overload for me?? Again, I'm not qulaified to judge so don't mind me.
tron said:@jrista: John this is a fantastic photo. Could you share some process details that lead to this result?
WOW!jrista said:
HDR merge, 5-frame, 2-stop separation.
Canon 5D III + EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L II @ 32mm
EvilZeev228 said:1Dx
First Pic
16-35mm L F2.8II
ISO 100
F13
51secs
Second Pic
16-35mm L F2.8II
ISO 100
F11
88secs
Thanks for sharingjrista said:tron said:@jrista: John this is a fantastic photo. Could you share some process details that lead to this result?
The HDR result was pretty simple. I imported to Lightroom, then selected all five for this set, right-clicked and chose to "Merge to HDR Pro in Photoshop..." When that was done, I chose 32-bit, and "Tone in ACR". I then tweaked things a bit in ACR, mainly exposure, a little bit of curves, applied a gradient (like a digital GND) to the top to bring out the blues more, did some brushing around the sun (just to deal with some posterization), and that was pretty much it.
jrista said:
HDR merge, 5-frame, 2-stop separation.
Canon 5D III + EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L II @ 32mm