Good Morning Starshine

Hmmm... so much for my sabbatical. I'm currently reviewing my portfolio and I really liked this one so I thought I'd post it. Have a great weekend everyone.

 

The title is from the song of the same name from the movie "Hair". Here's a link to a clip of it.

 

Details:

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mk II

Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM

Exposure: 13 exposures (2,1.66.-1.33,-1,.66,.33,0,.33,.66,+1,+1.33,+1.66+2 EV)

Aperture: f/18

Focal Length: 16 mm

ISO Speed: 100

Accessories: Manfrotto 190XB Tripod, Manfrotto 322RC2 Heavy Duty Grip Ball Head, Canon RC1 Wireless Remote

Date and Time: 01 August 2009 06.48am

 

Post Processing:

Imported into Lightroom

Exported 13 exposures to Photomatix

Tonemap generated HDR using detail enhancer option

Re-imported back into Lightroom

Exported HDR and 0 EV exposure to CS3 and layered HDR on top of 0 EV

Brush tool to even out the contrast

Curves layer for contrast

Magic Wand tool to select foreground

Unsharp Mask on selection

Re-imported back into Lightroom

Added keyword metadata

Exported as JPEG

 

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