The Pinnacles, Cervantes, Nambung National Park, Western Australia :: HDR

Well, not that this is a romantic shot or what but i still want to wish a happy valentine's day to all couples & single ppl out there! :) Couldn't find a sweet flower shot in my archive (thank goodness for that!) to post on this special day so i stick to this. As you can see, this shot does somehow represent valentine's day... i foresee most guys will be excited today with their partners just like these erecting hard pinnacles be it big or small lol! Have fun.. but not so much that you end up hurting yourself ;)

 

Happy Valentine's Day again!

 

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About

 

The Dawn of the Pinnacles at Cervantes, Western Australia

 

The Shot

 

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

 

Camera :: Canon 5D Mark II

Lens :: Canon EF 17-40mm F/4L USM

 

Photomatix

 

- Tonemapped generated HDR using detail enhancer option

 

Photoshop

 

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

- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'level' to enhance the lighting

- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'saturation' (reds) to tone down the sand

- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'saturation' (yellows) to tone down the shine

- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'saturation' (blues) to darken the cloudless sky

- Applied dodging to darken the shadows

- Applied slight 'unsharp' mask

 

Music

 

Elton John - Something About the Way You Look Tonight

 

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