Happy Sliders Sunday! Ground covered by golden Leaves Three exposure HDR processed with Nik HDR Efex pro 2. Further Processing with Topaz Studio 2's Blur Filter

Something makes me like this photo a lot. I don't know what it is, but I felt the need tu upload it and share it with you.

Torre dell'Orso, Melendugno, LE, Salento, Puglia, Italia

Image straight out of the camera, and straight out the beach

I ask myself how many places in the World are named as "Two sisters"..

On the south side of Torre dell'Orso bay, the maritime erosion, that caused the shoreline moving, made one of the most famous and beautiful view in Salento, the two sea stacks, so similar each other to be called "The two sisters".

A local legend tells that in the same place where the two sea stacks are, two sisters died trying to save each other from drowning.

In place of the two beautiful bodies, two sea stacks were born and they looked like they were embracing.

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Last Sunday I went to the Yosemite National Park. I stayed longer to see the moonrise. It was a gorgeous spectacle. This mountain was illuminated by the moon, and was reflected in the calm Merced river.

I processed a balanced HDR photo from a RAW long exposure.

-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, NEX-6, _DSC4555_hdr1bal1g

Happy Truck Thursday! - A very nice GMC squarebody pays a visit to the June 2019 Morris Il Cruise Night. Three exposure HDR processed with Nik HDR Efex Pro 2

We spent some days in Kyoto, Japan. Timing was perfect for Hanami, or cherry blossom viewing. A flutist played melancholic tunes while walking through the park of To-ji, the temple in the south of Kyoto. This 120 year old cherry tree is called Fujizakura, and was transplanted from Mie Prefecture in 2006.

I processed a balanced 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/9.0, 17 mm, 1/100, 1/400, 1/1600 sec, ISO 200, Sony A6000, SEL-P1650, HDR, 3 RAW exposures, _DSC7746_7_8_hdr3bal1pai5g.jpg

-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © 2023 Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography

We had some rainy days in the Swiss Alps when I visited last summer. I headed to nearby Fanas, a mountain village with 400 souls on the side of the Prättigau valley, located in the canton of Graubünden. It's fun taking photos in the rain.

I processed a balanced and a paintery HDR photo from three RAW exposures, blended them selectively, carefully adjusted the color balance and curves, and desaturated the image. I welcome and appreciate constructive comments.

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-- ƒ/6.3, 16 mm, 1/10, 1/40, 1/160 sec, ISO 200, Sony A6000, SEL-P1650, HDR, 3 RAW exposures, _DSC1698_9_0_hdr3bal1pai5j.jpg

-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography

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Last summer I drove to the Cleveland Clinic, the building in Las Vegas that has a crooked shape. I did a wrong turn and ended up at this red light. I am glad I did.

I processed a balanced HDR photo from two RAW exposures, and removed the color saturation of all but red and orange to pop the scene.

-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 2 RAW exposures, NEX-6, SEL-P1650, _DSC0726_7_hdr2bal1f

A few Swiss friends gathered for a mask-less hike at the Mills Canyon Park in Burlingame, located half way between San Francisco and the Silicon Valley. The sun peaked through the trees as we finished the hike.

I processed a photographic and a paintery HDR photo from two RAW exposures, blended them selectively, carefully adjusted the color balance and curves, and desaturated the image. I welcome and appreciate constructive comments.

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-- ƒ/20, 50 mm, 1/15, 1/60 sec, ISO 1000, Sony A6000, SEL-P1650, HDR, 2 RAW exposures, _DSC0757_8_hdr2pho1pai5g.jpg

-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography

Late afternoon in Boulder County, Colorado Front Range

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Salón de los Embajadores, Alcázares Reales de Sevilla, Sevilla, Andalusia, Spain

The Salon de los Embajadores (The Ambassadors Room) is the centerpiece of the Royal Palaces. The Hall is covered by a majestic dome of gilded wood. Its old name of the Middle Orange Hall was due to the magnificent dome, it was rebuilt in 1427 by Diego Ruiz, the doors are original from 1366, in addition to the decoration of plasterwork and tiling of the walls.

Last June we spent a weekend in a nice historical hotel on Lago Maggiore (Lake Maggiore) in northern Italy. The Grand Hotel Majestic was built in 1870 in a classic Italian style, all golden and red. The service and food was excellent. I took this symmetry shot of the hallways, inspired by Stanley Kubrick's iconic one-point perspective.

I processed a balanced, and a photographic HDR photo from a RAW exposures, blended them selectively, carefully adjusted the color balance and curves, and desaturated the image. I welcome and appreciate constructive comments.

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-- ƒ/4.0, 16 mm, 1/8 sec, ISO 200, Sony A6000, SEL-P1650, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, _DSC1710_hdr1bal1pho1h.jpg

-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography

Magnificent Spider Rock, sacred to the Navajo who populate the canyon, towers 800 ft. above the valley floor in Canyon de Chelly, Arizona

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Goðafoss is a waterfall in northern Iceland, located along the country's main ring road, not too far from Akureyri, Iceland's second largest city. Last summer we passed by this big horseshoe shaped waterfall in daytime, and witnessed a rainbow for a brief time, when the wind carried the gist from the falling water to the right place.

I processed a balanced, a photographic, and a realistic HDR photo from a RAW exposure, blended them selectively, and carefully adjusted the color balance and curves. I welcome and appreciate constructive comments.

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-- ƒ/20, 16 mm, 1.6 sec, ISO 100, Sony A6000, SEL-55210, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, _DSC4893_hdr1bal1pho1rea1k.jpg

-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography

(Grainy film look)

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Last summer I went to Stanford University to see a presentation about particle physics at CERN. After the talk I walked around the campus to take some shots. This is the James H. Clark Center, housing interdisciplinary research in the biological sciences.

I processed a balanced HDR photo from two RAW exposures.

-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 2 RAW exposures, NEX-6, _DSC6638_0_hdr2bal1d

Nulweg

Mikolaj

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What is this? Hint: I took this photo in the Swiss Alps two years ago on this day.

I processed a balanced HDR photo from a RAW exposure.

-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, NEX-6, _DSC1237_hdr1bal1g

UPDATE 2016-11-27: This is inside the Salginatobel Bridge.

Happy Bench Monday! No one will be sitting on this one for awhile. It's frozen and now sitting in the Illinois River as the river overflowed its banks. Three exposure HDR processed with Nik HDR Efex Pro 2

This one is an old favourite but remade in B&W version with sepia toning.

We spent some days in Kyoto, Japan. Timing was perfect for Hanami, or cherry blossom viewing. We went for sunset at the iconic Kiyomizu-dera Buddhist temple, located at the east side of Kyoto. The temple has a big veranda, supported by an impressive wooden structure, seen here from below when we left.

I processed a balanced 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/8.0, 147 mm, 4, 25, 30 sec, ISO 125 & 400, Sony A6000, SEL-P1650, HDR, 3 RAW exposures, _DSC8260_1_2_hdr3bal1pai5h.jpg

-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © 2023 Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography