Golden Palm Tree Resort at Night HDR / SML.20110203.7D.07234-07241
Located about an hour drive from Kuala Lumpur in the district of Sepang, the Golden Palm Tree is a relatively new resort constructed on directly on top of the ocean. I was fortunate to stay there recently during my recent Malaysia vacation and it was a true find. All villas are constructed directly on top of the water with perfect ocean view.
The HDR opportunity was completely unexpected so this photo was photographed without a tripod, relying purely on my lens 'hanging' on the balcony. A series of photos were shot at -4 to 4 EV using the 50 f1.4. The lens produced quite a bit of chromatic abberation but at smaller sizes it's somewhat tolerable.
The HDR image was compiled using Photomatix Pro and tonemapped using the Detail Enhancer. The resulting tif was then sent to Photoshop, from which I used Nik's Dfine 2.0 to remove much luminance and color noise. I then tweaked the colors, curves and apply various USM in Lab mode to properly control the colors.
Golden Palm Tree Resort at Night HDR / SML.20110203.7D.07234-07241
Located about an hour drive from Kuala Lumpur in the district of Sepang, the Golden Palm Tree is a relatively new resort constructed on directly on top of the ocean. I was fortunate to stay there recently during my recent Malaysia vacation and it was a true find. All villas are constructed directly on top of the water with perfect ocean view.
The HDR opportunity was completely unexpected so this photo was photographed without a tripod, relying purely on my lens 'hanging' on the balcony. A series of photos were shot at -4 to 4 EV using the 50 f1.4. The lens produced quite a bit of chromatic abberation but at smaller sizes it's somewhat tolerable.
The HDR image was compiled using Photomatix Pro and tonemapped using the Detail Enhancer. The resulting tif was then sent to Photoshop, from which I used Nik's Dfine 2.0 to remove much luminance and color noise. I then tweaked the colors, curves and apply various USM in Lab mode to properly control the colors.