The Time Tunnel

Dwayne Oakes

Thanks for taking a look !

Here are the basic stages on how the photo was made.

In-camera settings:

This was a camera mistake on my part. The camera rolled off a small log
on to the forest floor right after the self timer count (the camera is fine, D80 are tough lol)
and this is what the camera captured.

-Nikon D80/Nikkor 18-200mmVR
-1/10 second @ f/22
-18mm
-ISO 100
-Ev -1 1/3
-Vr off
-self timer 5 sec

Software editing: (Nikon Capture NX2)

-straightened the photo (as the camera captured the trees on a 45 degree
angle)

-converted the photo to black and white

-lightened (dodge) all the highlights in the photo that are natural occurring

-added tad of global contrast boost

-healed out any sensor dust

-added a blue Duotone tint by moving the WB whitebalance slider to
a very cold temp to add mood to the photo

-added a tad of global USM sharpening

-used the sliders in (levels) to set the final exposure

Take care,
Dwayne Oakes

squirl033

definitely has a "sci-fi" look to it! maybe a wormhole or something?

Doug Solis

this is actually very cool. Vertigo! Trouble is trying to replicate this shot could get expensive. lol

Dwayne Oakes

Thank you very much for the comments !

Take care,
Dwayne Oakes

eMOJO

Trippy... proves it's worth looking at every shot before hitting the delete button

Dwayne Oakes

eMOJO wrote: »

Trippy... proves it's worth looking at every shot before hitting the delete button

Thanks !!

Take care,
Dwayne Oakes