This was taken on Wednesday night as well. As you can see I went for sunsets and ended with something totally different. I am very happy with the way this turned out. I am really working on my post processing. The standard post processing doesn't take long. My initial work flow takes 15 minutes or so. It is the experimentation that takes a little longer with Adjustment layers to bring out more color or less depending on the photo and what look you are going for.
About the shot:
This area is the Newport Beach Circle. Just to the left is the Newport Beach Pier. Down the walkway is Blackies and Mutt Lynches (2 very popular bars in this area). I originally came down for some sunset shots of the pier. Hoping for streaking skies and long exposures but the skies were plain. I did snap off a few comps around the pier with the intent to look for more around the area. I have eyeballed this comp for a while and finally decided to give it a shot. This building is 21 Ocean Front, it is a very swanky restaurant. Earlier in the evening there was a Ferrari parked out in front. I was hoping it was still there when I came around for the shot but alas it was gone. This is an HDR 9 exposures, 1 stop apart. Mostly because of the clock and front window along with the time of day it created for a wide range in exposure. Exposure times go from 13 seconds down to .5 seconds. I really watched my camera screen to make sure that I had a good amount of highlights as well as bringing it down enough for the clock and window.
Post Processing:
>9 Exposures brought into Raw, decrease in noise only and saved as Tiff's
>Photomatix-Detail Enhancer, manual settings and saved
Photoshop:
-Topaz Adjust-Replace overall color-increase selective exposure
>Color Efex Pro 3.0
-Pro Contrast
-Tonal Contrast
-Bleach Bypass (Lower opacity to 18%)
-Adjustment layer- Curves for contrast
-Adjustment Layer-Levels define of blacks and white area's
-Adjustment Layer-Hue/Sat-Increase reds in building
-Adjustment Layer-Hue/Sat-Increase greens in trees and plants
-Adjustment Layer-Hue/Sat-Increase blues in window
-Noise Ninja-Sky only
-High Pass Sharpening
-Cropped, framed and sized for posting
If you have questions on my processing, please email me through flickr.
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