Once again Monday is shoot day. I got out early last night and headed for the beach on a cloudless but warm evening. I got there early enough to walk the beach before sunset and try to find a good place to shoot. Needless to say with no dramatic clouds, not really a dramatic sunset. I shot for sometime but nothing I really liked. Tried some experimental shooting like star trails and such but I haven't processed those yet.
On the way back to the truck I was still looking for shots and came across this tunnel and puddle. For me, this shot might be the saver of the evening. With the sunset well past and evening settled in there was no foot traffic to spoil or interrupt me. The biggest part of getting this shot was finding the correct angle. With no urgency in time (Sun Setting, Light Fading, busy area) I took my time in Composing the shot. I wanted to get as much reflection of the tunnel in the puddle as possible and getting very low to the ground helped me do this. This shot is definitely not possible without tripod!
Lessons Learned:
>Hauled all of your cookies to the beach for shooting make the most of it. Don't stop looking for things to shoot until you get back to the home base.
>When composing a photo, take your time and get the shot you want. Get it right in the camera and save yourself a lot of post processing (Still working on this one)
The Shot:
6 Exposure HDR (+3, +2, +1, 0, -1,-2) F/8.0, ISO 400, 24-105L 47mm
Post Processing:
-Photomatix (Exposure Fusion)
Photoshop:
-ACR Minor adjustments to: Fill light, contrast, Clarity, Vibrance
-1 Adjustment Layer-Levels, White and Black Eyedropper to remove yellowish tone and to reset white and black points
-1 Adjustment Layer-Hue/Sat-Enhance Yellows only
-Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0-Tonal Contrast (Twice for increased contrast, 2nd time lowered Opacity to taste)
-Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0-Pro Contrast (Twice for increased texture, 2nd time lowered Opacity to taste)
-Noise Ninja-Selective for black areas only
Love this shot!
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