How did I get here? I have no clue. Once again it is Friday night and I haven't been out all week to shoot so with the news going on in the background about debt and default and the end of the world and blah, blah, blah. I am preparing by screwing around with photo's. So this is what I get for my efforts. Don't really know how I feel about it but I thought I would post anyway. I already know the verdict, no bursting colors, no fabulous sunset, no great reflections in water, no nudity, no comments!!
Oh well...you know what the Beatle's say..Ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Kaleidoscope
Monday, July 25, 2011
No going back
Getting up early and running out to LA has some really nice advantages. One is as you can see...empty streets. Park where you like, walk out in the middle of the street and snap off some comps. Try to do this Monday thru Friday...not going to happen!
I have been leaning towards over saturated photo's lately with my HDR's. (Just see my last post and you will see what I mean) This one I decided to go with some desaturation and filtration to come up with a different look.
Leave a comment and let me know what you think.
I have been leaning towards over saturated photo's lately with my HDR's. (Just see my last post and you will see what I mean) This one I decided to go with some desaturation and filtration to come up with a different look.
Leave a comment and let me know what you think.
The Shot:
>Standard 3 Shot HDR +2, 0, -2, ISO 250, F/8, 24-105L @24mm, Tripod and Cable shutter release.
Post Processing:
>ACR
>Removed All Sharpening, Removed Black, Added Noise Reduction, Removed Chromatic Abberration
>Saved as Tiffs
Photomatix:
>Detail Enhancer
>Strength 80%
>Color Saturation 80%
>Smoothing (Very High)
>Luminosity 0.0
>White Point 4.856
>Black Point 0.865
>Microsmoothing 10.0
>Saved as 16 Bit Tiff
Post Processing CS-5
>Topaz Adjust-Color and Detail Enhancement
>Topaz InFocus-Sharpening
>Color efex Pro 3.0
>Pro Contrast
>Duplex (Opacity Lowered to taste)
>Vignette Added
>High pass sharpening
>Cropped, Framed and Sized for posting
Sunday, July 24, 2011
LAFD Building
The way the mornings have been lately I didn't know if the 4am wake up would produce a clear morning or not. Needless to say, it did. So out of the last few visits to LA in the morning this is one of my favorite views. Facing south is the building, facing north is Disney concert hall, and West is the city. I got to tell you it is great getting up so early and seeing the sunrise over the city.
The Shot:
>Standard 3 Shot HDR +2, 0, -2, ISO 200, F/8, 24-105L @67mm, Tripod and Cable shutter release.
Post Processing:
>ACR
>Removed All Sharpening, Removed Black, Added Noise Reduction, Removed Chromatic Abberration
>Saved as Tiffs
Photomatix:
>Detail Enhancer
>Strength 92%
>Color Saturation 85%
>Smoothing (Very High)
>Luminosity 0.0
>White Point 2.090
>Black Point 1.055
>Microsmoothing 2.0
>Saved as 16 Bit Tiff
Post Processing CS-5
>Topaz Adjust-Color and Detail Enhancement
>Topaz InFocus-Sharpening
>Color efex Pro 3.0
>Pro Contrast
>Glamor Glow (Masked and used for Parking lot, trees and small amount on building)
>Adjustment Layer-Levels-White and Black points
>Adjustment Layer-Hue/Sat-Decrease reds in building
>Adjustment Layer-Curves-Filters-Blue Filter for sky
>High pass sharpening
>Cropped, Framed and Sized for posting
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
I'll Follow the Sun
This is a shot from last night in Huntington Beach. Once again it was a cloudless flat sunset. But when the sun hit the horizon the sky would light up this bright Orange. With a 0 Ev the sun would get absolutely blown out so I decided to go with a -2ev. I got lucky with the birds flying into the sunset they made a great prop to give the photo some more interesting focal points.
The Shot:
Single Exposure, F/9, ISO 200, 1/2500, -2EV, 70-200L @200mm, Tripod mounted, forgot my remote shutter release cable
Post Processing:
>Raw-Adjust Blacks, remove sharpening added Noise reduction
CS-5:
>Topaz Infocus-Sharpening
>Topaz Denoise-Reduce sky noise
>Adjustment Layer-Levels for deeper color
>Adjustment Layer-Curves for contrast
>Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0
>Bleach Bypass-Darken outer edges and skyline
>Cropped, framed and sized for posting
The Shot:
Single Exposure, F/9, ISO 200, 1/2500, -2EV, 70-200L @200mm, Tripod mounted, forgot my remote shutter release cable
Post Processing:
>Raw-Adjust Blacks, remove sharpening added Noise reduction
CS-5:
>Topaz Infocus-Sharpening
>Topaz Denoise-Reduce sky noise
>Adjustment Layer-Levels for deeper color
>Adjustment Layer-Curves for contrast
>Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0
>Bleach Bypass-Darken outer edges and skyline
>Cropped, framed and sized for posting
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Newport North Side
Went out last night to do some shooting down at the Huntington Beach Pier. The sunset was not very inspiring for me so I came home and pulled one from the archives. My wife and kids are away for a few days so it creates plenty of time to play with photo's in the post processing stage while ESPN drones away in the background. Tonight was one of those nights I enjoyed letting the post processing phase drive the train.
Needless to say is this the way this one looked when I took the photo...upper half...pretty much, a tad of adjustments in curves and levels. What drove the colors so blue was getting the pier a nice dark silhouette in levels with the black dropper. The lower half...not even close. But this is where I went with it and I am pleased with the outcome.
Thanks for stopping by and taking a look.
The Shot:
Single Exposure-F/11-1 second Exposure-Sigma 10-20mm @20mm, Tripod and shutter cable
Post Processing:
>Topaz Adjust-Enhance Color and Detail
>Topaz InFocus-Sharpening
>Color Efex Pro
>Pro Contrast
>Brilliance and Warmth
>Adjustment Layer-Curves-Global Contrast
>Adjustment Layer-Levels-Black Point-Silhouette pier
>Adjustment Layer-Levels-Black Point-Silhouette island
>Cropped-Framed and sized for posting
Needless to say is this the way this one looked when I took the photo...upper half...pretty much, a tad of adjustments in curves and levels. What drove the colors so blue was getting the pier a nice dark silhouette in levels with the black dropper. The lower half...not even close. But this is where I went with it and I am pleased with the outcome.
Thanks for stopping by and taking a look.
The Shot:
Single Exposure-F/11-1 second Exposure-Sigma 10-20mm @20mm, Tripod and shutter cable
Post Processing:
>Topaz Adjust-Enhance Color and Detail
>Topaz InFocus-Sharpening
>Color Efex Pro
>Pro Contrast
>Brilliance and Warmth
>Adjustment Layer-Curves-Global Contrast
>Adjustment Layer-Levels-Black Point-Silhouette pier
>Adjustment Layer-Levels-Black Point-Silhouette island
>Cropped-Framed and sized for posting
Saturday, July 16, 2011
American Pride
Got up 0 dark 30 this morning to get out and shoot. Overcast mornings are a crap shoot at best for shooting. LA has been my run lately but today I decided on Long Beach. Shoot wasn't going well. Overcast sky tends to lend itself to flat images. After walking around looking for some comps it just so happened that the clouds started to part. This is just a matter of being in the right place at the right time. In this shot the reflections in the water is what really caught my eye everything after that was easy.
The Shot:
>Standard 3 Shot HDR +2, 0, -2, ISO 400, F/11, 24-105L @28mm, Tripod and Cable shutter release.
Post Processing:
>ACR
>Removed All Sharpening, Added Noise Reduction, Removed Chromatic Abberration
>Saved as Tiffs
Photomatix:
>Detail Enhancer
>Strength 100%
>Color Saturation 90%
>Smoothing (High)
>Luminosity 0.0
>White Point 1.055
>Black Point 1.055
>Microsmoothing 2.0
>Saved as 16 Bit Tiff
Post Processing CS-5
>Topaz Adjust-Color and Detail Enhancement
>Topaz InFocus-Sharpening
>Color efex Pro 3.0
>Pro Contrast
>Tonal Contrast (Masked and used just for middle of shot)
>Glamor Glow (Masked and used for sky and water only)
>Bleach Bypass (13% Opacity)
>Adjustment Layer-Levels-increased white in boat and reflection
>Adjustment Layer-Hue/Sat-increase red in bottom of boat and sails
>Adjustment Layer-Curves-increased brightness in flags on boat
>Topaz Denoise-Sky and water only
>High pass sharpening
>Cropped, Framed and Sized for posting
Friday, July 15, 2011
Take the Stairs
Sunlight would have given this photo a lot more contrast and colors but sometimes you get what you get. This is a shot of the LA Library from across the street and up the stairs. the building on the left is the US Bank and just to the right out of the shot is Citibank.
The little yellow cone at the escalator to the right gave me the idea for the title.
My post processing on this photo took a little turn of difference. My first processing try didn't really come out that great with the -2, 0, +2. I guess it just didn't capture enough detail. So I made a +1,-1 and -3 from those raw files. That seemed to give me the easier and nicer process for the contrasts I was looking for. Once again I was hoping for more sunlight early in the morning for more contrasts but the foggy morning never let up. I head out to LA on Sunday mornings just because the streets are empty. I can get out to LA by 5:30-6:00 drive around, park anywhere, shoot and get home shower and make it to church for the 11:00am service. How cool is that!?
The Shot:
>Standard 3 Shot HDR +2, 0, -2, ISO 400, F/11, 24-105L @24mm, Tripod and Cable shutter release.
The little yellow cone at the escalator to the right gave me the idea for the title.
My post processing on this photo took a little turn of difference. My first processing try didn't really come out that great with the -2, 0, +2. I guess it just didn't capture enough detail. So I made a +1,-1 and -3 from those raw files. That seemed to give me the easier and nicer process for the contrasts I was looking for. Once again I was hoping for more sunlight early in the morning for more contrasts but the foggy morning never let up. I head out to LA on Sunday mornings just because the streets are empty. I can get out to LA by 5:30-6:00 drive around, park anywhere, shoot and get home shower and make it to church for the 11:00am service. How cool is that!?
The Shot:
>Standard 3 Shot HDR +2, 0, -2, ISO 400, F/11, 24-105L @24mm, Tripod and Cable shutter release.
Post Processing:
>ACR
>reprocessed 3 more tiffs +1, -1, -3
>Removed All Sharpening, Added Noise Reduction, Removed Chromatic Abberration
>Saved as Tiffs
Photomatix:
>Detail Enhancer
>Strength 100%
>Color Saturation 92%
>Smoothing (Very High)
>Luminosity 0.0
>White Point 4.856
>Black Point 1.055
>Microsmoothing 6.0
>Saved as 16 Bit Tiff
Post Processing CS-5
>Topaz Adjust-Color and Detail Enhancement
>Topaz InFocus-Sharpening
>Color efex Pro 3.0
>Pro Contrast
>Tonal Contrast (Masked for buildings only)
>Glamor Glow (Masked for certain areas and opacity lowered to taste)
>Bleach Bypass (Masked and used in areas where needed, Opacity lowered)
>Adjustment Layer-Hue/Sat-Bring out peach color in small building on left and cement stair railings
>Adjustment Layer-Hue/Sat-Bring out orange's in lights to left and in bushes
>Corrected lens distortion
>Framed and sized for posting
Thursday, July 14, 2011
The Dark and the Light
Another shot from the Freeway Underpass. Yes, these colors are the actual colors from underneath the freeway. The pillars, the walls are all this colorful and really caught my eye.
As soon as I saw this you know it had to be shot. I decided to go with a 16:9 Crop just for something different.
As soon as I saw this you know it had to be shot. I decided to go with a 16:9 Crop just for something different.
The Shot:
>Standard 3 Shot HDR +2, 0, -2, ISO 100, F/8, Sigma 10-20mm @10mm, Tripod and Cable shutter release
Post Processing:
>ACR
>Removed All Sharpening, Added Noise Reduction, Removed Chromatic Abberration
>Saved as Tiffs
Photomatix:
>Detail Enhancer
>Strength 100%
>Color Saturation 81%
>Smoothing (High)
>Luminosity 0.0
>White Point 3.208
>Black Point .8659
>Microsmoothing 2.0 (Default)
>Saved as 16 Bit Tiff
Post Processing CS-5
>Masked in +2 Exposure for red pylons
>Topaz Adjust-Color and Detail Enhancement
>Topaz InFocus-Sharpening
>Color efex Pro 3.0
>Pro Contrast
>Glamor Glow (Lowered Opacity to taste) (Masked and used where needed)
>Bleach Bypass (Masked and used in areas where needed)
>Adjustment Layer-Hue/Sat-Desaturation of cement
>Corrected lens distortion
>Vignette Added
>16:9 Cropping
>Sized and Framed for posting
Step Into The Light
Went out and shot on Sunday morning with Neil Armstrong2 the weather was just hazed in so the outside shooting wasn't very lucrative. So we scouted some future locations when we came across this underground area that led up to a platform on the freeway for mass transit. The colors where real eye catching.
I am happy with the way this turned out with the dual tones. After my processing and getting it all dialed in i did take the edge off of and lowered the saturation. The highly saturated stairs and pylons just didn't belong.
Thanks for stopping by, comments are always welcomed good and bad!
The Shot:
>Standard 3 Shot HDR +2, 0, -2, ISO 100, F/9, Sigma 10-20mm @16mm, Tripod and Cable shutter release
Post Processing:
>ACR
>Removed All Sharpening, Added Noise Reduction, Removed Chromatic Abberration
>Saved as Tiffs
Photomatix:
>Detail Enhancer
>Strength 100%
>Color Saturation 91%
>Smoothing (Medium)
>Luminosity 0.0
>White Point 2.457
>Black Point 1.429
>Microsmoothing 2.0 (Default)
>Saved as 16 Bit Tiff
Post Processing:
>Topaz Adjust-Color and Detail Enhancement
>Topaz InFocus-Sharpening
>Color efex Pro 3.0
>Pro Contrast
>Glamor Glow (Lowered Opacity to taste) (Masked and used where needed)
>Bleach Bypass (Masked and used in areas where needed)
>Adjustment Layer-Hue/Sat-Desaturation of cement
>Adjustment Layer-Curves-Enhanced Green and Red tiles
>Adjustment Layer-Hue/Sat-Partial Desaturation of Green and Red tiles
>Cropped image
>Sized and Framed for posting
I am happy with the way this turned out with the dual tones. After my processing and getting it all dialed in i did take the edge off of and lowered the saturation. The highly saturated stairs and pylons just didn't belong.
Thanks for stopping by, comments are always welcomed good and bad!
The Shot:
>Standard 3 Shot HDR +2, 0, -2, ISO 100, F/9, Sigma 10-20mm @16mm, Tripod and Cable shutter release
Post Processing:
>ACR
>Removed All Sharpening, Added Noise Reduction, Removed Chromatic Abberration
>Saved as Tiffs
Photomatix:
>Detail Enhancer
>Strength 100%
>Color Saturation 91%
>Smoothing (Medium)
>Luminosity 0.0
>White Point 2.457
>Black Point 1.429
>Microsmoothing 2.0 (Default)
>Saved as 16 Bit Tiff
Post Processing:
>Topaz Adjust-Color and Detail Enhancement
>Topaz InFocus-Sharpening
>Color efex Pro 3.0
>Pro Contrast
>Glamor Glow (Lowered Opacity to taste) (Masked and used where needed)
>Bleach Bypass (Masked and used in areas where needed)
>Adjustment Layer-Hue/Sat-Desaturation of cement
>Adjustment Layer-Curves-Enhanced Green and Red tiles
>Adjustment Layer-Hue/Sat-Partial Desaturation of Green and Red tiles
>Cropped image
>Sized and Framed for posting
Sunday, July 10, 2011
The Shredder
I caught this in a neighbors yard when I came home from shooting yesterday morning. The flowers had really intrigued me. So instead of just going home and crashing after a morning shoot, I decided to roam the garden in the front of his house and do some extra shooting.
I am very pleased with the way this turned out. The maroons and whites really give this a great contrast. I toyed with the idea of getting rid of the greens in the very middle but in the end I decided to keep it. Once I print this I will then decide whether to get rid of the green.
The Shot:
Single Exposure, F/5, 1/500, ISO 400, 24-105L @90mm with a .25 Extention, Hand Held
Post Processing:
>Slight adjustments in Raw, Black and Exposure
CS-5:
>Topaz Adjust InFocus
>Adjustment Layer-Curves-Contrast
>Adjustment Layer-Hue/Sat-enhance overall color
>Adjustment Layer-Levels-Enhance white
>Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0
>Glamor Glow
>Vignette Blur
>Cropped, Framed and Sized for posting
I am very pleased with the way this turned out. The maroons and whites really give this a great contrast. I toyed with the idea of getting rid of the greens in the very middle but in the end I decided to keep it. Once I print this I will then decide whether to get rid of the green.
The Shot:
Single Exposure, F/5, 1/500, ISO 400, 24-105L @90mm with a .25 Extention, Hand Held
Post Processing:
>Slight adjustments in Raw, Black and Exposure
CS-5:
>Topaz Adjust InFocus
>Adjustment Layer-Curves-Contrast
>Adjustment Layer-Hue/Sat-enhance overall color
>Adjustment Layer-Levels-Enhance white
>Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0
>Glamor Glow
>Vignette Blur
>Cropped, Framed and Sized for posting
Saturday, July 9, 2011
World of Disney
World of Disney, a photo by Tony DeSantis Photography on Flickr.
I decided to get up early this morning and run down to Disney Walk and see what I see. I did have a chance to shoot a few things before security came by and asked me politely not to shoot.
I guess I am going to have to look up some rules about shooting at Disney before venturing back. I was going to check with guest services on the do's and don'ts but I had a pocket knife and they wouldn't let me in to that part of the park.
None the less, shooting was nice.
The Shot:
>Standard 3 Shot HDR +2, 0, -2, ISO 400, F/9, 24-105L @40mm, Tripod and Cable shutter release
Post Processing:
>ACR
>Removed All Sharpening, Added Noise Reduction, Removed Chromatic Abberration
>Saved as Tiffs
Photomatix:
>Detail Enhancer
>Strength 100%
>Color Saturation 90%
>Smoothing (Very High)
>Luminosity 0.0
>White Point 1.055
>Black Point 1.055
>Microsmoothing 2.0 (Default)
>Saved as 16 Bit Tiff
Post Processing:
>Topaz Adjust-Color and Detail Enhancement
>Topaz InFocus-Sharpening
>Color efex Pro 3.0
>Pro Contrast
>Glamor Glow (Lowered Opacity to taste) (Masked and used where needed)
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Disney Concert Hall
Disney concert hall in the early morning sunlight.
Wikipedia:The Walt Disney Concert Hall at 111 South Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles, California is the fourth hall of the Los Angeles Music Center. Bounded by Hope Street, Grand Avenue, 1st and 2nd Streets, it seats 2,265 people and serves (among other purposes) as the home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra and the Los Angeles Master Chorale.
Lillian Disney made an initial gift in 1987 to build a performance venue as a gift to the people of Los Angeles and a tribute to Walt Disney's devotion to the arts and to the city. The Frank Gehry-designed building opened on October 23, 2003. Both the architecture by Frank Gehry and the acoustics of the concert hall (designed by Yasuhisa Toyota) were praised in contrast to its predecessor, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.[1]
Wikipedia:The Walt Disney Concert Hall at 111 South Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles, California is the fourth hall of the Los Angeles Music Center. Bounded by Hope Street, Grand Avenue, 1st and 2nd Streets, it seats 2,265 people and serves (among other purposes) as the home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra and the Los Angeles Master Chorale.
Lillian Disney made an initial gift in 1987 to build a performance venue as a gift to the people of Los Angeles and a tribute to Walt Disney's devotion to the arts and to the city. The Frank Gehry-designed building opened on October 23, 2003. Both the architecture by Frank Gehry and the acoustics of the concert hall (designed by Yasuhisa Toyota) were praised in contrast to its predecessor, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.[1]
The Shot:
>Standard 3 Shot HDR +2, 0, -2, ISO 400, F/9, 24-105L @60mm, Tripod and Cable shutter release
Post Processing:
>ACR
>Remove Black, All Sharpening, Added Noise Reduction, Removed Chromatic Abberration
>Saved as Tiffs
Photomatix:
>Detail Enhancer
>Strength 100%
>Color Saturation 90%
>Smoothing (High)
>Luminosity 0.0
>White Point 4.67
>Black Point 1.19
>Microsmoothing 2.0 (Default)
>Saved as 16 Bit Tiff
Post Processing:
>Topaz Adjust-Color and Detail Enhancement
>Topaz InFocus-Sharpening
>Color efex Pro 3.0
>Pro Contrast
>Tonal Contrast (Lowered Opacity to taste)
>Glamor Glow (Lowered Opacity to taste)
>Adjustment Layer-Levels-Fix Uneven Luminance from HDR Process
> (Used HDR Cookbook – Fixing Uneven Luminance) GREAT TUTORIAL!
>Adjustment Layer-Levels-Enhance sky blue's only
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
No U Turn
So this is my first trip into LA. I have been here before, but that was 20 years ago. I have semi-no idea where I am going accept how to get to downtown, (which you can't miss because of all the tall buildings). I get off the freeway at 3rd st, left here, right there, go straight and I end up by the Disney Concert Hall. (Of Course I got a picture of the concert hall as well) At this time of the morning all parking is available as well as parking structures are just open no attendants, no nothing. So I figure that is pretty cool. Circling the block, driving around aimlessly. Got followed by a few cops who must have thought I was some kind of nut. Anyway, I pulled into the parking structure across from the Disney Concert Hall. The sun was just starting to peak over the horizon. Drove to the top parking floor and after getting out of the car the first thing I saw was this view of the city being lit up by the morning sun. What a way to start the day.
The Shot:
>Standard 3 Shot HDR +2, 0, -2, ISO 400, F/9, 24-105L @24mm, Tripod and Cable shutter release
Post Processing:
>ACR
>Remove Black, All Sharpening, Added Noise Reduction, Removed Chromatic Abberration
>Saved as Tiffs
Photomatix:
>Detail Enhancer
>Strength 100%
>Color Saturation 79%
>Smoothing (High)
>Luminosity 2.1
>White Point 6.526
>Black Point .5585
>Microsmoothing 16.4 (Smooth out sky)
>Saved as 16 Bit Tiff
Post Processing:
>Topaz Adjust-Color and Detail Enhancement
>Topaz InFocus-Sharpening
>Color efex Pro 3.0
>Pro Contrast
>Glamor Glow (Masked for Street, sidewalk and 2 front buildings
>Adjustment Layer-Levels-Fix Uneven Luminance from HDR Process
> (Used HDR Cookbook – Fixing Uneven Luminance) GREAT TUTORIAL!
>Adjustment Layer-Levels-Enhance sky blue's only
>Lens Correction-Correct Vertical Perspective
>Topaz Adjust-Denoise for sky only
>Adjustment Layer-Levels-Enhance sky blue's only
>Lens Correction-Correct Vertical Perspective
>Topaz Adjust-Denoise for sky only
Monday, July 4, 2011
LA Art
What is a trip to LA without some Graffiti? This is the only shot I got of graffiti I wasn't really looking for any but this did catch my eye. The building is what caught my eye and the graffiti behind the fence ended up being my focus of a few shots.
This is one of those shots that is really fun to do. Because this was behind a fence and no way to get to it. I tried to use the fence as a tool for the shot.
The Shot:
>Standard 3 Shot HDR +2, 0, -2, ISO 400, F/4, 24-105L @45mm, Hand Held
This is one of those shots that is really fun to do. Because this was behind a fence and no way to get to it. I tried to use the fence as a tool for the shot.
The Shot:
>Standard 3 Shot HDR +2, 0, -2, ISO 400, F/4, 24-105L @45mm, Hand Held
Post Processing:
>ACR
>Remove Black, All Sharpening, Added Noise Reduction, Removed Chromatic Abberration
>Saved as Tiffs
Photomatix:
>Detail Enhancer
>Strength 100%
>Color Saturation 92%
>Smoothing (Medium)
>White Point 2.09
>Black Point 1.055
>Saved as 16 Bit Tiff
Post Processing:
>Topaz Adjust-Color and Detail Enhancement
>Topaz InFocus-Sharpening
>Color efex Pro 3.0
>Pro Contrast
>Tonal Contrast
>Glamor Glow
>Adjustment Layer-Hue/Sat-Overall increase saturation
>Cropped, Framed and sized for posting
Sunday, July 3, 2011
House Arrest
First trip to LA this morning. It won't be my last. Yeah I know, I went to LA and I got a photo of a window how strange is that? I really didn't want to capture the usual LA buildings, freeway with streaming car lights. I was looking for something different. I am sure I really didn't need to go to LA to capture this, but none the less I did.
It is different when you go some place for the first time. It takes you a while to get your feet wet and find your way around. Sunday morning is a great morning to head on down. The streets are empty Parking and crowds are not an issue. I really look forward to going back many more times.
Thanks for taking checking this out. If you are here leave a comment!
The Shot:
Standard 3 shot HDR, ISO 800, F/8, 24-105L @32mm, Hand Held
Post Processing:
>ACR
>Remove Black, All Sharpening, Added Noise Reduction, Removed Chromatic Abberration
>Saved as Tiffs
Photomatix:
>Detail Enhancer
>Strength 100%
>Color Saturation 80%
>Smoothing (High)
>White Point 1.055
>Black Point .808
>Saved as 16 Bit Tiff
Post Processing:
>Topaz Adjust-Color and Detail Enhancement
>Topaz InFocus-Sharpening
>Color efex Pro 3.0
>Pro Contrast
>Tonal Contrast
>Glamor Glow
>Adjustment Layer-Curves-Enhance Contrast
>Adjustment Layer-Hue/Sat-Decrease Reds in Building
>Adjustment Layer-Hue/Sat-Decrease Color in Window frame
>High Pass Sharpening
>Framed and Sized for posting
It is different when you go some place for the first time. It takes you a while to get your feet wet and find your way around. Sunday morning is a great morning to head on down. The streets are empty Parking and crowds are not an issue. I really look forward to going back many more times.
Thanks for taking checking this out. If you are here leave a comment!
The Shot:
Standard 3 shot HDR, ISO 800, F/8, 24-105L @32mm, Hand Held
Post Processing:
>ACR
>Remove Black, All Sharpening, Added Noise Reduction, Removed Chromatic Abberration
>Saved as Tiffs
Photomatix:
>Detail Enhancer
>Strength 100%
>Color Saturation 80%
>Smoothing (High)
>White Point 1.055
>Black Point .808
>Saved as 16 Bit Tiff
Post Processing:
>Topaz Adjust-Color and Detail Enhancement
>Topaz InFocus-Sharpening
>Color efex Pro 3.0
>Pro Contrast
>Tonal Contrast
>Glamor Glow
>Adjustment Layer-Curves-Enhance Contrast
>Adjustment Layer-Hue/Sat-Decrease Reds in Building
>Adjustment Layer-Hue/Sat-Decrease Color in Window frame
>High Pass Sharpening
>Framed and Sized for posting
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