Old Lyme Connecticut.

Tom K.

Grizzle6

Tom--love this image. Very moody, yet welcoming with that leaf in the FG. Interestingly enough, I passed through Old Lyme last year on a trip back East. Do you mind if I ask what sort of post processing you're doing? Great contrasty stuff.

Tom K.

Grizzle6 wrote:

Tom--love this image. Very moody, yet welcoming with that leaf in the FG. Interestingly enough, I passed through Old Lyme last year on a trip back East. Do you mind if I ask what sort of post processing you're doing? Great contrasty stuff.

[FONT=Geneva, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]This is not HDR. It is a single exposure taken with a Canon 5D and a Canon 17-40 f/4 lens. Using Adobe Camera Raw I tweaked the image for the sky by looking at it in ACR and getting it just right while ignoring the foreground. I opened that in Photoshop. I then went back to ACR and tweaked the same image for the foreground getting it just the way I wanted it to look. I then opened that in Photoshop. I then placed one image over the other and added a layer mask to the top image and then used a gradient on the mask to blend the foreground seamlessly with the sky. After I got it looking the way I wanted I then tweaked the image in Photoshop using levels, curves, and dodging & burning. Unsharp mask to add some punch and then final sharpening with Photokit sharpener.

Thanks so much for the kind words.

Below is exif data

Camera Make: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D
Image Date: 2007:03:23 06:03:50
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 17.0mm
CCD Width: 5.50mm
Exposure Time: 0.500 s (1/2)
Aperture: f/20.0
ISO equiv: 100
White Balance: Auto
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: aperture priority [/FONT]

spider-t

Tom K. wrote:

[FONT=Geneva, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]This is not HDR. It is a single exposure taken with a Canon 5D and a Canon 17-40 f/4 lens. Using Adobe Camera Raw I tweaked the image for the sky by looking at it in ACR and getting it just right while ignoring the foreground. I opened that in Photoshop. I then went back to ACR and tweaked the same image for the foreground getting it just the way I wanted it to look. I then opened that in Photoshop. I then placed one image over the other and added a layer mask to the top image and then used a gradient on the mask to blend the foreground seamlessly with the sky.
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Hey wait! I thought that's what an HDR was. Taking two exposures (even if from a single raw file) and layering and masking them to increase the dynamic range. If that's not it, what is an HDR?

thanks!
Trish

Dee

I like the leaf
Very nice touch... reflections are great, of course.

behr655

Another beautiful shot.

Bear

Tom K.

spider-t wrote:

Hey wait! I thought that's what an HDR was. Taking two exposures (even if from a single raw file) and layering and masking them to increase the dynamic range. If that's not it, what is an HDR?

thanks!
Trish

Traditional HDR requires multiple exposures which are then placed into imaging software such as Photomatix or Photoshop HDR component and then the image is processed that way. The work done to this image is more of a blending of a single exposure which was pushed in Adobe Camera Raw and then using masks in Photoshop to make the blend smooth and visually dramatic.

spider-t

Tom K. wrote:

Traditional HDR requires multiple exposures which are then placed into imaging software such as Photomatix or Photoshop HDR component and then the image is processed that way. The work done to this image is more of a blending of a single exposure which was pushed in Adobe Camera Raw and then using masks in Photoshop to make the blend smooth and visually dramatic.

Oh. I see. I thought they were the same thing.

thanks!
Trish

Dee

Hey Trish...

spider-t wrote:

Oh. I see. I thought they were the same thing.

thanks!
Trish

I just read this thread this morning and it explains two ways to do HDR. You might find it interesting.

http://www.dgrin.com/showpost.php?p=514633&postcount=10

LuckyBob

Great image! I vote that it does qualify as an HDR since it does have high dynamic range - much larger than what the stock image did. I've been using the exact same technique for quite some time and I've always labled my images as HDR, be they from a single exposure or several exposures masked and blended in Photoshop.

saurora

Beautiful shot, Tom....of the 3 you have posted, I still like the Connecticut Evening the best! You are so talented!

Skippy

Tom K. wrote:

Wow very dramatic Tom
That sky is awesome ...... Skippy
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destes

Another stunning photo! I'm going to have to start looking for your name when I log in, make sure I don't miss any of your shots.