Jimmy McIntyre - Editor HDR One Magazine
Singapore at night
French Journal Day 42 (Travel Diary Day 122)
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(travel blog - strange-lands.com/daily/2012/11/14/singapore-in-the-evening/)
As the crisp Autumn weather continues to temp out the beautiful yellow and golds of the French countryside, Rachel and I have expanded our explorations of the Dordogne region. Much of today’s trip, as is often the case, centred around a few cups of lovely coffee on the terrace of a quaint little cafe.
This time we found ourselves enjoying the local flavours, sights and sounds of the ancient village of Belvès, famously located atop a large hill. Stunning panoramas of the valley below surround the village from every angle, while the town itself is made of tiny narrow streets and cobble roads.
As the church bell rang to sound the hour of 4pm, we strolled around, and greeted the locals – a tradition I love over here. I framed a few photos and took a mental note to return when the light was more beneficial.
As the sun began to fall, and the air became crisper, I returned to the places I’d scouted earlier. Rachel says I have a funny looking walk when I’m taking pictures – she calls it a photo-waddle. I’ve always thought that chubbier people tend to waddle – maybe she’s dropping hints.
When we got home an hour ago, Rachel’s first words were ‘Do the dishes’. It was the most romantic thing she’s ever said to me. In fairness, they were mounting up.
I’ve got a few hours to organise photos before I’m interviewed on a radio show about my photography – there’ll be more on that later.
Today’s Photo – Singapore at night
This photo of Singapore took unusually long for me to process – in total I’d say about 8 hours over the course of 5 months. I processed it on 3 separate occasions, finally finishing last night. This version actually took about 4 hours.
The biggest challenge was preventing banding in the sky and water. Going for such a smooth look in the water, which wasn’t initially captured well enough in-camera, almost always creates banding. A mixture of Gaussian blur and added noise diffused it.
Singapore at night
French Journal Day 42 (Travel Diary Day 122)
Daily HDR Blog | HDR One Magazine | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest | Google+
(travel blog - strange-lands.com/daily/2012/11/14/singapore-in-the-evening/)
As the crisp Autumn weather continues to temp out the beautiful yellow and golds of the French countryside, Rachel and I have expanded our explorations of the Dordogne region. Much of today’s trip, as is often the case, centred around a few cups of lovely coffee on the terrace of a quaint little cafe.
This time we found ourselves enjoying the local flavours, sights and sounds of the ancient village of Belvès, famously located atop a large hill. Stunning panoramas of the valley below surround the village from every angle, while the town itself is made of tiny narrow streets and cobble roads.
As the church bell rang to sound the hour of 4pm, we strolled around, and greeted the locals – a tradition I love over here. I framed a few photos and took a mental note to return when the light was more beneficial.
As the sun began to fall, and the air became crisper, I returned to the places I’d scouted earlier. Rachel says I have a funny looking walk when I’m taking pictures – she calls it a photo-waddle. I’ve always thought that chubbier people tend to waddle – maybe she’s dropping hints.
When we got home an hour ago, Rachel’s first words were ‘Do the dishes’. It was the most romantic thing she’s ever said to me. In fairness, they were mounting up.
I’ve got a few hours to organise photos before I’m interviewed on a radio show about my photography – there’ll be more on that later.
Today’s Photo – Singapore at night
This photo of Singapore took unusually long for me to process – in total I’d say about 8 hours over the course of 5 months. I processed it on 3 separate occasions, finally finishing last night. This version actually took about 4 hours.
The biggest challenge was preventing banding in the sky and water. Going for such a smooth look in the water, which wasn’t initially captured well enough in-camera, almost always creates banding. A mixture of Gaussian blur and added noise diffused it.