Backbay II

Backbay II, originally uploaded by Tony DeSantis Photography.

This was taken about a week ago. The skies gave me a little more to work with which I really like to have some clouds in the sky to give them depth.

This is an area known as Back Bay in Newport Beach, It is an inlet that runs off of the Pacific Ocean. This has all sorts of birds and such the migrate here. This is one of my all time favorite places to take photo's. It is close to the office and very serene. I would like to say it is peaceful but about 10ft behind me and 20ft up is a busy street where the overpass runs by.

A little post processing note:
This had quite a few rocks in it. So many it really cluttered the scene. I really didn't notice them all until I got back and saw them after I downloaded the photo's. So thanks to content aware I slowly but surely removed some to give the water a better look. Now I know some will say that you can do to much cloning and things but I feel it is to the photographers eye on what they feel to recreate the best scene and photo possible.

The Shot:
3 Exposure HDR (-2, 0, +2)

Post Processing:
Photomatix (Detail Enhancer) adjustments to taste

Photoshop CS5:
Adjustment Layer- Nik Color Efex 3.0 Pro Contrast-overall color
Adjustment Layer-Nik Color Efex 3.0 Tonal Contrast-overall Detail
Adjustment Layer-Curves for contrast
Adjustment Layer-Hue/Sat tone down yellows
Copy Background-Cloned out rocks that cluttered water foreground
High Pass Sharpening
Sized and Framed for posting