Elia Locardi
Windy Overlook - (HDR Wellington, New Zealand)
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Windy Overlook
This is a cool little overlook of Breaker Bay in Wellington, New Zealand. It’s really not a bad hike to the top here on a normal day. Today though, the wind was cranking at about 50mph with some seriously strong gusts. It was sort of that knock you down type of wind and It made for an interesting shooting day on top of these rocky hills. Come to find out, windy days are very common here, as the locals refer to it as “Wellington Wind.” -- Good to know.
Aside from the wind, the other tricky bit was timing the sun. The clouds were dense and ripping by so fast that I only had little windows of opportunity. It was funny sitting there, with the wind trying to knock me off the cliff, holding my camera in an iron death grip, waiting for the sun, trying to spot holes in the heavy cloud cover until a spot of sunshine would pop through.
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Technical Mumbo Jumbo:
- Nikon D700 - Nikkor 14-24 f/2.8@ 18mm f/5.6 Iso: 100
- 5 (handheld) Exposure Brackets (-2,-1,0,1,2)
- HDR Photography Processing & Tone Mapping using Photomatix Pro
- Post Processing & Color Correction in Photoshop
- Enhanced detail with Nik Software Sharpener Pro
- Did a rain dance. It got windy.
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Don't forget to view the HDR Before and After Comparison and follow My Daily HDR Photo Blog
For HDR tips, tutorials, and to view HDR Photography before and afters, visit: www.blamethemonkey.com
* All comments are welcome & Monkey Business is strongly encouraged. Thanks for viewing!
Windy Overlook - (HDR Wellington, New Zealand)
View the Before and After Comparison of this photo or read my HDR Tutorial
Bored? Drop me a line on Facebook or Twitter.
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Windy Overlook
This is a cool little overlook of Breaker Bay in Wellington, New Zealand. It’s really not a bad hike to the top here on a normal day. Today though, the wind was cranking at about 50mph with some seriously strong gusts. It was sort of that knock you down type of wind and It made for an interesting shooting day on top of these rocky hills. Come to find out, windy days are very common here, as the locals refer to it as “Wellington Wind.” -- Good to know.
Aside from the wind, the other tricky bit was timing the sun. The clouds were dense and ripping by so fast that I only had little windows of opportunity. It was funny sitting there, with the wind trying to knock me off the cliff, holding my camera in an iron death grip, waiting for the sun, trying to spot holes in the heavy cloud cover until a spot of sunshine would pop through.
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Technical Mumbo Jumbo:
- Nikon D700 - Nikkor 14-24 f/2.8@ 18mm f/5.6 Iso: 100
- 5 (handheld) Exposure Brackets (-2,-1,0,1,2)
- HDR Photography Processing & Tone Mapping using Photomatix Pro
- Post Processing & Color Correction in Photoshop
- Enhanced detail with Nik Software Sharpener Pro
- Did a rain dance. It got windy.
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Don't forget to view the HDR Before and After Comparison and follow My Daily HDR Photo Blog
For HDR tips, tutorials, and to view HDR Photography before and afters, visit: www.blamethemonkey.com
* All comments are welcome & Monkey Business is strongly encouraged. Thanks for viewing!