I have been able to get out more and photograph at night. Still can't seem to pull my lazy butt out of bed in the mornings. Anyway, this shot was from last night. I have been looking for more Black and White type shots.
This was taken in Seal Beach, Ca. I have driven by this spot a few times and have really wanted to get out and shoot it. I am not sure what was keeping me from doing it. I would always look and pass by on my way to another spot. Today I decided to stop and hike out onto the rocks and snap off a few comps. Good idea for photo's bad idea because I was wearing cowboy boots and they don't transverse the rocks very well. Thank God that your tripod can double as a walking stick to give you balance. The most trying point was walking back to the car in the dark. Carrying a flash light in your camera bag comes in very handy.
Lessons Learned:
Always carry spare boots or shoes in the event you go shooting and need to transverse rough ground
Always carry a flash light
Don't be afraid you use your tripod for something other than a tripod
The Shot:
Single Exposure ND 400 Filter, F/8, ISO 100, 260 seconds, Sigma 10-20mm Lens @ 10mm
Post Processing:
>Camera Raw-Increase in exposure, fill light, blacks and contrast
CS-5:
>Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0-Pro Contrast
>Adjustment Layer-Levels-Black and White points for color and contrast
>Cloned out small defects in water for smoother look (Buoy's and Birds)
>Silver Efex Pro-Yellow Filter-Masked for Contrast in Rocks and Sky
>Silver Efex Pro-Blue Filter-Masked for smooth white water
>Topaz Denoise-Water only (After increasing exposure it left the water very noisy)
>Noise Ninja- Slight Noise in sky
>High Pass Sharpening-Rocks only
>Vignette-technique supplied by HDR COOKBOOK
>Framed and sized for posting
http://en.flickeflu.com/photos/tony_d
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