“白雲如綿 陽光乍現 Moments of sunshine amongst puffy clouds” / 寧 Serenity HDR / SML.20130509.6D.05631_2_3.HDR.P1.L1
Someone on Facebook asked to see a color version of an HDR photo previously processed in BW [1]. This is not the same capture but it was photographed at about the same time.
The HDR was merged inside Photomatix Pro, which sometimes do a decent job but sometimes create these weird color cast that was difficult to manage. So I might try using Photoshop to do the HDR conversion later.
But here you see why I did not process this in color, as mainly the hills in the back has a blue cast from the air whereas the color information does not really help. In the front, the sky is reddish whereas further away they are yellowish. Processing in black and white is almost a cop-out but when color information is not helping I generally prefer working on photographs in black and white — because it is the cloud forms which should be the star here, not the blue sky and awkward color-casts in the mountains.
…in my opinion.
# Notes
1. “風和日麗白雲錦 Cloudscape on a sunny day” / 寧 Serenity HDR / SML.20130509.6D.05650_1_2.HDR.BW: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8721922705/
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-09T13:28:43+0800
+ Dimensions: 3506 x 5259
+ Exposures: 1/640, 1/4000, 1/80 sec at f/11
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3, Manfrotto tripod
+ GPS: 22°25'22" N 114°13'29" E
+ Location: 香港馬鞍山海濱長廊 Ma On Shan Promenade, Hong Kong
+ Subject: 香港中文大學 Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) + 吐露港 Tolo Harbour
+ Workflow: Photomatix Pro 4.2.5b, Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130509.6D.05631_2_3.HDR.P1.L1
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 高動態範圍攝影 HDR Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“白雲如綿 陽光乍現 Moments of sunshine amongst puffy clouds” / 寧 Serenity HDR / SML.20130509.6D.05631_2_3.HDR.P1.L1
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #HDR #SMLHDR #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #landscape #雲 #Cloud #Cloudscape #自然 #Nature #CUHK #lensflare #sky
“白雲如綿 陽光乍現 Moments of sunshine amongst puffy clouds” / 寧 Serenity HDR / SML.20130509.6D.05631_2_3.HDR.P1.L1
Someone on Facebook asked to see a color version of an HDR photo previously processed in BW [1]. This is not the same capture but it was photographed at about the same time.
The HDR was merged inside Photomatix Pro, which sometimes do a decent job but sometimes create these weird color cast that was difficult to manage. So I might try using Photoshop to do the HDR conversion later.
But here you see why I did not process this in color, as mainly the hills in the back has a blue cast from the air whereas the color information does not really help. In the front, the sky is reddish whereas further away they are yellowish. Processing in black and white is almost a cop-out but when color information is not helping I generally prefer working on photographs in black and white — because it is the cloud forms which should be the star here, not the blue sky and awkward color-casts in the mountains.
…in my opinion.
# Notes
1. “風和日麗白雲錦 Cloudscape on a sunny day” / 寧 Serenity HDR / SML.20130509.6D.05650_1_2.HDR.BW: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8721922705/
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-09T13:28:43+0800
+ Dimensions: 3506 x 5259
+ Exposures: 1/640, 1/4000, 1/80 sec at f/11
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3, Manfrotto tripod
+ GPS: 22°25'22" N 114°13'29" E
+ Location: 香港馬鞍山海濱長廊 Ma On Shan Promenade, Hong Kong
+ Subject: 香港中文大學 Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) + 吐露港 Tolo Harbour
+ Workflow: Photomatix Pro 4.2.5b, Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130509.6D.05631_2_3.HDR.P1.L1
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 高動態範圍攝影 HDR Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“白雲如綿 陽光乍現 Moments of sunshine amongst puffy clouds” / 寧 Serenity HDR / SML.20130509.6D.05631_2_3.HDR.P1.L1
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #HDR #SMLHDR #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #landscape #雲 #Cloud #Cloudscape #自然 #Nature #CUHK #lensflare #sky