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The Boatman :: Passage to Mordor

I posted a similar shot last year, but the wing of the bird was slightly cropped. I think this composition is more balanced. It required more processing as there was another boat and fisherman on the right of the bird's wing which I had to clone out.

 

Surreal processing on purpose, I wanted to get some heroic fantasy atmosphere.

 

7 handheld exposures HDR tonemapped with Photomatix 4, bird from a single exposure, post processed with the new Nik Color Efex Pro V4 and AutoFX Mystical 2.

 

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Uploaded on October 9, 2011
Taken on October 15, 2010