Another Moment at Sea
One of the best descriptions I've ever heard of the appeal of photography is allowing us to capture a moment in time before it passes....and to preserve it.
As you might imagine, this sunset over the Gulf of Mexico was one such moment for me - the dark foreboding clouds coupled with that intense orange coloring that lasted but for a few brief minutes.
This was shot off our balcony on a cruise ship. I used my Nikon D70 to take three continuous shots using auto exposure - one over exposed, one under exposed and one properly exposed. Luckily the sea was calm and I was able to use the railing of the balcony as a makeshift tripod.
The resulting three images were blended with Photomatix software to make this final image. If you're interested in trying this technique, you download a free trial of Photomatix at www.hdrsoft.com
Another Moment at Sea
One of the best descriptions I've ever heard of the appeal of photography is allowing us to capture a moment in time before it passes....and to preserve it.
As you might imagine, this sunset over the Gulf of Mexico was one such moment for me - the dark foreboding clouds coupled with that intense orange coloring that lasted but for a few brief minutes.
This was shot off our balcony on a cruise ship. I used my Nikon D70 to take three continuous shots using auto exposure - one over exposed, one under exposed and one properly exposed. Luckily the sea was calm and I was able to use the railing of the balcony as a makeshift tripod.
The resulting three images were blended with Photomatix software to make this final image. If you're interested in trying this technique, you download a free trial of Photomatix at www.hdrsoft.com