Trip to Lagoa

Hi friends, time for a new upload after some absence. I spent a long weekend in the Algarve, Portugal. Was very excited to finally put my D700 and especially my new lens, the 14-24 mm f/2.8 to the test.

 

This shot was taken in a place called Praia Do Carvalho, a small and remote sandy beach, surrounded by rocks, cliffs and of course water. A single rock reached out in front, the view was breathtaking. On top of that I found out this natural hole to shoot through, so I literally screamed out loud ;-) To have the shot framed like this I had to go ultrawide, so my 14-24 came in really handy, a lens which really is out of this world btw. It blows the Sigma 10-20 I previously owned completely out of the water.

 

First time I used a DRI (Dynamic Range Increase) tool to blend multiple exposed shots. Was already a heavy Photomatix user, but DRI does an even better job than HDR. Basically, DRI has all the benefits of HDR, but without the halos; it just looks more natural. The tool is called Enfuse, and acts as a Lightroom plugin. You don't even have to leave Lightroom for the processing, it's all happening in the background. Processing takes quite a bit (I could make coffee and drink it), but the result is impressive plus there is hardly any noise to be found.

 

 

Captured at Praia Do Carvalho, Lagoa Municipality, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal.

 

 

Tech:

Nikon D700

Nikkor 14-24 mm f/2.8

14 mm

ISO 200

f/16

5 handheld xps from 1/6 to 1/100s

Merged in Enfuse

PP with Totally Rad Action Mix II and Nik Color Efex Pro

 

 

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