America's Heartland Series - Sunrise With Silos

ThirdDayImagingThirdDayImaging Registered Users Posts: 95 Big grins
edited November 17, 2013 in Landscapes
Amazing sky this morning, here in SW Indiana. Just barely got this shot. As soon as the sun peaked over the horizon all the colors quickly faded.

This is an 8 image composite compiled using HDR Efex. It was shot through my Leica 25mm f1.4 at f8. The shutterspeed was changed incrementally from 1/30 second down to 0.8 second. Using the "Dark" template in HDR Efex, I made some depth, tone, and color adjustments. Brought it back into LR to make final tweaks. I actually ended up removing a bright yellow building from the background using LR 5's awesome spot removal tool. Ended up with a 48mb tif and a 12mb jpeg.
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Happy Shooting, Scott
website: www.ThirdDayImaging.com
Bodies: Panasonic Lumix GF3 and G5
Lenses: Leica/Lumix Summilux 25mm f1.4, Leica Summicron 50mm f2 (dual range), Leica Summicron 90mm f2, Leica Elmar 135mm f4, Lumix 12-42mm f3.5-f5

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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited November 6, 2013
    Amazing colors and cool composition. I think the HDR may have been pushed a bit too far as there are some masking artifacts.
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  • ThirdDayImagingThirdDayImaging Registered Users Posts: 95 Big grins
    edited November 6, 2013
    kdog wrote: »
    Amazing colors and cool composition. I think the HDR may have been pushed a bit too far as there are some masking artifacts.

    Thank you for your kinds words, and yeah, you right about the HDR being a bit overdone.
    Happy Shooting, Scott
    website: www.ThirdDayImaging.com
    Bodies: Panasonic Lumix GF3 and G5
    Lenses: Leica/Lumix Summilux 25mm f1.4, Leica Summicron 50mm f2 (dual range), Leica Summicron 90mm f2, Leica Elmar 135mm f4, Lumix 12-42mm f3.5-f5
  • joe-bobjoe-bob Registered Users Posts: 368 Major grins
    edited November 16, 2013
    I'm usually not a fan of HDR photography. To me, it gives an artificial look to a photograph. But this shot is fabulous. I may yet become a fan of HDR. Nicely done!
  • dlsdls Registered Users Posts: 385 Major grins
    edited November 16, 2013
    not bad for HDR. love the colors, the ability to bring out the foreground. agree with it being slightly overcooked, but that is only slight. overall, quite stunning and does not have the typical HDR artificial feel.
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  • ThirdDayImagingThirdDayImaging Registered Users Posts: 95 Big grins
    edited November 16, 2013
    joe-bob wrote: »
    I'm usually not a fan of HDR photography. To me, it gives an artificial look to a photograph. But this shot is fabulous. I may yet become a fan of HDR. Nicely done!

    It usually hinges on how much creative control is exercised. If you just accept whatever the software spits out, you end up with something you don't like, usually.

    Thank you for your kind words.
    Happy Shooting, Scott
    website: www.ThirdDayImaging.com
    Bodies: Panasonic Lumix GF3 and G5
    Lenses: Leica/Lumix Summilux 25mm f1.4, Leica Summicron 50mm f2 (dual range), Leica Summicron 90mm f2, Leica Elmar 135mm f4, Lumix 12-42mm f3.5-f5
  • ThirdDayImagingThirdDayImaging Registered Users Posts: 95 Big grins
    edited November 16, 2013
    dls wrote: »
    not bad for HDR. love the colors, the ability to bring out the foreground. agree with it being slightly overcooked, but that is only slight. overall, quite stunning and does not have the typical HDR artificial feel.

    Thanks Dan.
    Happy Shooting, Scott
    website: www.ThirdDayImaging.com
    Bodies: Panasonic Lumix GF3 and G5
    Lenses: Leica/Lumix Summilux 25mm f1.4, Leica Summicron 50mm f2 (dual range), Leica Summicron 90mm f2, Leica Elmar 135mm f4, Lumix 12-42mm f3.5-f5
  • FlyNavyFlyNavy Registered Users Posts: 1,350 Major grins
    edited November 16, 2013
    I like it! BTW I went to ISU long time ago!
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  • ThirdDayImagingThirdDayImaging Registered Users Posts: 95 Big grins
    edited November 17, 2013
    FlyNavy wrote: »
    I like it! BTW I went to ISU long time ago!

    Thank you John. Any Hoosier blood left in you? (I'm originally from Maine.)
    Happy Shooting, Scott
    website: www.ThirdDayImaging.com
    Bodies: Panasonic Lumix GF3 and G5
    Lenses: Leica/Lumix Summilux 25mm f1.4, Leica Summicron 50mm f2 (dual range), Leica Summicron 90mm f2, Leica Elmar 135mm f4, Lumix 12-42mm f3.5-f5
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