Prospect for Evening Gold in California's Most Notorious Mining Town
A friend visiting from Mexico joined me for a trip to the Sierra Nevada mountains. On the way back we stayed in Placerville, a small town that had its heydays during the California gold rush in the 1850s. The town earned its historical name Hangtown because of the numerous hangings that had occurred there.
I processed a balanced, a paintery, and a photographic HDR photo from three RAW exposures, blended them selectively, and carefully adjusted the color balance and curves. I welcome and appreciate constructive comments.
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-- ƒ/16, 50 mm, 2, 6, 15 sec, ISO 400, Sony A7 II, Canon 50mm f0.95 "Dream Lens", HDR, 3 RAW exposures, _DSC1258_9_0_hdr3bal1pai5pho1f.jpg
-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © 2025 Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography
Prospect for Evening Gold in California's Most Notorious Mining Town
A friend visiting from Mexico joined me for a trip to the Sierra Nevada mountains. On the way back we stayed in Placerville, a small town that had its heydays during the California gold rush in the 1850s. The town earned its historical name Hangtown because of the numerous hangings that had occurred there.
I processed a balanced, a paintery, and a photographic HDR photo from three RAW exposures, blended them selectively, and carefully adjusted the color balance and curves. I welcome and appreciate constructive comments.
Thank you for visiting - ♡ with gratitude! Fave if you like it, add comments below, like the Facebook page, order beautiful HDR prints at qualityHDR.com.
-- ƒ/16, 50 mm, 2, 6, 15 sec, ISO 400, Sony A7 II, Canon 50mm f0.95 "Dream Lens", HDR, 3 RAW exposures, _DSC1258_9_0_hdr3bal1pai5pho1f.jpg
-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © 2025 Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography