Painting from the Air

Painting from the Air, a photo by Tony DeSantis Photography on Flickr.

I took this shot on the way to Washington last year. I have reworked it through my new processing. I really like the lines that have been created by the new processing.

This is a rework of an old post. Nothing new as of right now because I have sold the Canon 1ds Mark II and I am searching for a 5D Mark II. Any hints on what to look for when buying a used camera would be helpful.

Thanks for looking and leaving comments.

Off the beaten path

Off the beaten path, a photo by Tony DeSantis Photography on Flickr.

Another HDR/Painted photo.
This was taken in a industrial section off of LA. I found this area intriguing because of the road leading to the city skyline. Once again this photo is taken just before sunrise the only time to be taking photo's in LA without traffic and of course a small thing like getting run over while taking shots in the middle of the street.
I am enjoying running through past shots and working the new processing and figuring out which ones it works on and the others it really doesn't.

Here is some of the post processing steps taken:

Standard 3 shot HDR +2, 0, -2
>Photomatix-Detail Enhancer

CS-5:
>Blend in -2 ev of the original shots to remove noise in sky and overdone lamp glare from HDR processing
>Topaz adjust-To bring back color and detail
>Nik Color Efex Pro 4.0
>Oil Painting
>Sized and framed for posting

Watch Over Me

Watch Over Me, a photo by Tony DeSantis Photography on Flickr.

Took this shot and I have looked it over a few times, Never really cared for how it came out in previous processing's. When I took the shot I felt a dark moody look and my Post Processing never really brought out the image that I wanted until now.
I am really quite pleased with this final processing holding off the verdict until I see some others in print and see if this all works. As I worked through the process the shades of the tree and roots became more and more of an interest to me to finalize the shot and bring out some nice detail.

I like the color of this as well but I decided to post the B&W liking the mood it portrayed.

Thanks for looking and the comments.

Parks Open

Parks Open, a photo by Tony DeSantis Photography on Flickr.

Always a great view LA Skyline. Can't imagine what it is like not to live near a big city. I am blessed that LA is only a 30 minute drive from The OC at 5am on a Sunday. Haven't tried to drive this at rush hour, not really interested in trying either.
This is a mix of post processing, let me list them.

Post Processing list:
>HDR- Photomatix-Detail Enhancer
>Photo Blending
>Cloning Tool and Fill-Removal of
>Stop Sign and shadow
>Red Zone Parking
>Cross Walk
>Topaz Adjust-Detail and Color
>Pixel Bender and Mask for fence and grass area
>Nik Color Efex Pro 4.0-Misc filters to achieve desired result
>Adjustment Layer-Curves
That about sums it up

VIEW LARGE
G+
IMAGE INCEPTION BLOG
500px



I really like processing and posting but if the eventual print comes out like crap than what good is it. Well time to put the processing to the test. Gonna get some of this new processing printed. I will let you all know how they turn out. Specially the one below (Previous Post). I really like the way it turned out but it has to look good in print or this processing will go in the round file.