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the Road Less Travelled
July 7, 2009, 4:00 pm
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The Road Less Travelled

“Problems do not go away. They must be worked through or else they remain, forever a barrier to the growth and development of the spirit.” from “The Road Less Travelled” by M. Scott Peck

Details:

  • Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mk II
  • Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM
  • Exposure: 5 exposures (-2.-1,0,+1,+2 EV)
  • Aperture: f/8
  • Focal Length: 21 mm
  • ISO Speed: 200 Post

Processing:

  • Imported into Lightroom
  • Exported 5 exposures to Photomatix Tonemap generated HDR using detail enhancer option
  • Re-imported back into Lightroom
  • Exported HDR and 0 EV exposure to CS3 and layered HDR on top of 0 EV
  • Brush tool to even out the sky
  • Curves layer for contrast
  • Noise reduction layer
  • LucisArt 3 SE filter
  • Re-imported back into Lightroom
  • Slightly cropped in Lightroom
  • Vibrance adjustment in Lightroom
  • Sharpening in Lightroom
  • Added keyword metadata
  • Exported as JPEG
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Interesting that you use Lucis after you tonemap in Photomatix. Since I discovered Lucis, Photomatix has been collecting dust. I usually take multiple exposures, lucis them individually, and blend from there. Fantastic shot though, and the HDR work is great.

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Comment by Andy Calnan July 7, 2009 @ 5:50 pm
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