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[mrsfotografie]

Zion National Park in March 2014

I really like the composition of your pictures, which were very well done in all 3 of them. The use of leading lines was well done.

BTW, are these HDRs? Somehow for me they seem to be unreal. The dark skies suggest a rather dull light but there is such a lot of detail in your pictures. The scenes are brighter and the colors more satured than it would normally be the case with such a sky and time of the day. The reflections in the water does not seem to match the sky in all 3 pictures. There are no shadows at all. Especially the first image looks like a collage of at least 3 photos. So for me the post processing seems to be overdone.

They're HDR's. I tried HDR technique too and it was a phase I had to go through, but nothing as unreal as this. Nowadays I push the shadows and hold back the highlights as necessary, but no more HDR for me!

 

[Dylan777]

Taking a bamboo ride on Yulong River, Guilin - China

 

[GMCPhotographics]

Taking a bamboo ride on Yulong River, Guilin - China

Hmmm, a very nice shot...probably my favorite i've seen all year. Very nice. I particularly like the slight fade in the sky. I don't know if that was natural or added on post...not fussed, but it adds just enough ambiance to a blank sky, while not detracting from the lovely reflections in the foreground. If I had to vote, this would get my fav ;-) Thanks for sharing!

 

[Click]

Taking a bamboo ride on Yulong River, Guilin - China

I love this picture. 8) Nicely done Dylan.

 

[Sporgon]

Taking a bamboo ride on Yulong River, Guilin - China

Beautiful

 

[Dylan777]

Taking a bamboo ride on Yulong River, Guilin - China

Hmmm, a very nice shot...probably my favorite i've seen all year. Very nice. I particularly like the slight fade in the sky. I don't know if that was natural or added on post...not fussed, but it adds just enough ambiance to a blank sky, while not detracting from the lovely reflections in the foreground. If I had to vote, this would get my fav ;-) Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for the kind words GMCPhotographics

 

[Dylan777]

Taking a bamboo ride on Yulong River, Guilin - China

Beautiful

Thanks Sporgon & Click

 

[Dylan777]

Sunset on Li River, Guilin-China.

It was cold(low 40F) & windy and I didn't bring any jacket

 

[telemaq76]

puy de dome, auvergne, france


puy de dome par telemaq76, sur Flickr

 

[Click]

puy de dome, auvergne, france

Great shot!

 

[zuttojojean]

Corniche - Fujeirah, UAE

Extending Dynamic Range - Luminosity Mask

 

[CarlTN]

Corniche - Fujeirah, UAE

Extending Dynamic Range - Luminosity Mask

Very nice, how do you do that? Masking like the adjustment brush? One small criticism...those rocks that are midway up the image...would be better if they were either more above, or more below the middle. But it is really nice overall, and the water looks fantastic. Shutter speed?

 

[zuttojojean]

Thanks... 3 images are blended together using Tony Kuyper's Luminosity mask...
Metadata :
Canon 5D Mark III
Canon 24-105mm
B+W ND110 ~ 10 stops
Normal exposure was around +/- 100sec with the filter

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Corniche - Fujeirah, UAE

Extending Dynamic Range - Luminosity Mask

Very nice, how do you do that? Masking like the adjustment brush? One small criticism...those rocks that are midway up the image...would be better if they were either more above, or more below the middle. But it is really nice overall, and the water looks fantastic. Shutter speed?
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[CarlTN]

Ah it's a multi-exposure, ok.

Thanks... 3 images are blended together using Tony Kuyper's Luminosity mask...
Metadata :
Canon 5D Mark III
Canon 24-105mm
B+W ND110 ~ 10 stops
Normal exposure was around +/- 100sec with the filter

quote author=CarlTN link=topic=295.msg383798#msg383798 date=1396514216]

Corniche - Fujeirah, UAE

Extending Dynamic Range - Luminosity Mask

Very nice, how do you do that? Masking like the adjustment brush? One small criticism...those rocks that are midway up the image...would be better if they were either more above, or more below the middle. But it is really nice overall, and the water looks fantastic. Shutter speed?

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[zuttojojean]

Carl, This is how it looks like on Photoshop...

 

[zuttojojean]

Burj Al Arab - Dubai, UAE

Single RAW - Luminosity masking

 

[CarlTN]

Carl, This is how it looks like on Photoshop...

Looks like a load of fun, make a video tutorial, post and I'll enjoy watching it!

Lovely shot of that building!

 

[Click]

Burj Al Arab - Dubai, UAE

Single RAW - Luminosity masking

Very nice shot. Beautiful light, lovely colors.

 

[zuttojojean]

Thanks... I got lucky that time... tripods are not allowed on that area, i just place my cam near a ledge...

Burj Al Arab - Dubai, UAE

Single RAW - Luminosity masking

Very nice shot. Beautiful light, lovely colors.

 

[CarlTN]

Thanks... I got lucky that time... tripods are not allowed on that area, i just place my cam near a ledge...

Burj Al Arab - Dubai, UAE

Single RAW - Luminosity masking

Very nice shot. Beautiful light, lovely colors.

You don't need a tripod for that anyway...well maybe for the multiple exposure. Do you set your shutter to "soft" mode? I've discovered it helps a bit for slower shutter speeds, even hand-held.