Arc De Triomphe & Eiffel Tower, Paris, France (Photo of Mouzhik + Me Inside :)) :: HDR

This shot was taken from the roof top garden of the service apartment unit I stayed in during my 7 days in Paris. I was totally gobsmacked by this amazing view when I first saw it and I have to admit I spent many late nights sitting there with my drinks & taking in the lovely atmosphere. To me, this is a million dollar view for sure ... pity I can't afford to buy a unit with this sort of view myself but still count myself lucky to be able to stay there short term tho :)

 

Anyway my schedule in Paris was very tight and it is very hard for me to catch up with anyone. However Mouzhik was very generous to spare his precious time to pop by to say Hi! I knew Mouzhik for as long as I can remember since my initial days on Flickr too (almost 68 months!) & if you are wondering, no..this was not the first time we had caught up ... we are like old mates already haha!

 

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About

 

View of Arc De Triomphe & Eiffel Tower At Night in Paris, France

 

The Shot

 

3 exposure shots (+2..0..-2 EV) in RAW

 

Camera :: Canon 5D Mark II

Lens :: Canon 17-40mm F/4.0L

 

Photomatix

 

- Tonemapped generated HDR using detail enhancer option

 

Photoshop

 

- Added 2 layer mask effect of 'curves' for selective contrast

- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'level' to lighten & darken selective area

- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'saturation' (reds) to tone down arc de triomphe

- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'selective color' (cyans & blues) to enhance the lighting from Eiffel Tower

- Applied slight noise reduction to the sky

- Applied 'unsharp mask' at selective area

 

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Done