Dave DiCello
View down Liberty Avenue
"Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself."
~William Faulkner
So I've been to the top of this parking garage before, and I've taken a shot similar to this one before. However, the last one I took was in landscape with the 18mm kit lens. This is a portrait view with a 16mm wide angle, and I think it gives a pretty cool view down Liberty Ave.
As for the technical details, this is a 7 RAW exposure HDR processed in HDR Efex. I started with the preset Vibrant Details and Colors, again, upped the texture and black levels, reduced the saturation, used the HDR effect "Crisp" at 40%. In CS5 I added a contrast level, a blue layer for the sky and the buildings and a yellow layer for the buildings. A highlights layer was used to bring back some of the harsh light at the end of the road. I also ran this through Nik Output Sharpener. All sliders at 50% except for texture, which I moved to 150.
I hope that you all have a great weekend!!!
I don't mind invitations, but please no big, shiny, flashing, glitter graphics, they will be deleted. Also, please contact me if you would like to use my pictures for any reason, as all rights are reserved. Thanks!
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View down Liberty Avenue
"Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself."
~William Faulkner
So I've been to the top of this parking garage before, and I've taken a shot similar to this one before. However, the last one I took was in landscape with the 18mm kit lens. This is a portrait view with a 16mm wide angle, and I think it gives a pretty cool view down Liberty Ave.
As for the technical details, this is a 7 RAW exposure HDR processed in HDR Efex. I started with the preset Vibrant Details and Colors, again, upped the texture and black levels, reduced the saturation, used the HDR effect "Crisp" at 40%. In CS5 I added a contrast level, a blue layer for the sky and the buildings and a yellow layer for the buildings. A highlights layer was used to bring back some of the harsh light at the end of the road. I also ran this through Nik Output Sharpener. All sliders at 50% except for texture, which I moved to 150.
I hope that you all have a great weekend!!!
I don't mind invitations, but please no big, shiny, flashing, glitter graphics, they will be deleted. Also, please contact me if you would like to use my pictures for any reason, as all rights are reserved. Thanks!
Follow me on Twitter
My Facebook Page - HDR Exposed Become a fan!!!
My blog: HDR Exposed