A6000 + SELP16-50 mm, main levée AF-S.

On my last night in Iceland we passed by this foggy scene near the Kerid Crater, on the way back to Reykjavik. I took this shot from the moving RV at sunset time.

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-- ƒ/6.3, 26 mm, 1/160 sec, ISO 800, Sony A6000, SEL-P1650, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, _DSC5453_hdr1bal1rea2g.jpg

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Happy Truck Thursday - A High Riding Square Body Chevy seen at the June 2019 Morris Il Cruise Night - Three exposure HDR processed with Nik HDR Efex Pro 2

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After going to a meeting in San Francisco I went to the Sutro Heights Park near the Cliff House. This is the view to the south with the brightly lit Great Highway, taken in the blue hour 30 minutes after sunset.

I processed a paintery and a balanced HDR photo from a long exposure RAW image, and selectively blended them to get this mystical look. I used an ND8 filter to prolong the exposure time.

-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, NEX-6, _DSC9397_hdr1bal1pai1c

From my hometown in the Swiss Alps I went across the border to Austria to replace the battery of my MacBook Pro. After dinner I walked around the historical district of Feldkirch, and went up to the Schattenburg, the castle that is towering over the city. The restaurant in the castle remains open until 10pm, which gave me an opportunity to look for photogenic scenes.

I processed a realistic, and a paintery HDR photo from three RAW exposures, merged them selectively, and carefully adjusted the color balance and curves. I welcome and appreciate constructive feedback.

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-- ƒ/6.3, 16 mm, 8, 25, 30 sec, ISO 200, Sony A6000, SEL-P1650, HDR, 3 RAW exposures, _DSC1642_3_4_hdr3rea1pai5h.jpg

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

Happy Truck Thursday - This Mid- 50's Chevy 4100 made an appearance at the August 2019 Morris Il Cruise Night. Three exposure HDR processed with Nik HDR Efex Pro 2

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This is the view of the Golden Gate bridge from near the Battery Spencer lookout. In the foreground you see ruins of an abandoned military post. The sun was low, about to settle down, giving a nice light on the bridge painted in international orange - the Golden Gate in golden hour. You can see downtown San Francisco on the left. A ship started its journey. I am not sure why ships are addressed as "she" and not "he" or "it".

I processed two RAW images into a balanced HDR photo - the colors are pretty accurate.

-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 2 RAW exposures, NEX-6, _DSC1843_5_hdr2bal1b

Otranto, LE, Salento, Puglia, Italia

We haven't seen snow like this for two years.

Forlí, spring 2019.

Sony a6000 with selp1650. Minimum edit in Adobe Lightroom and Gimp.

Venford Brook flowing exceptionally fast for August. Lead to some great views.

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Today we went to Zion National Park in Utah. It is a relatively narrow canyon, enclosed by nice red mountains. We spent some time in the water. My son was skipping small stones.

With an ND filter, low ISO, and f16 aperture I got the exposure up to 1/6 sec, enough to make the water appear to flow. I processed a balanced HDR photo from this RAW exposure.

-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, NEX-6, SEL-55210, _DSC0874_hdr1bal1d

Mirador de San Nicolas, Granada, Andalusia, Spain

4 images stitched with Microsoft Image Composite Editor

HDR processed with Lightroom and Photomatix

Sony A6000 + Sony E 16-50 mm OSS

Two "elders" of the Boulder Valley--an old, graceful Cottonwood tree and Haystack Mountain.

Viewed from other angles, Haystack mountain is dwarfed by the Rocky Mountain foothills that loom up behind it to the west. So it is not obvious and it can be a little difficult to spot. From this angle, however, it stands out nicely and is beautifully symmetrical. I was tempted to include "Haystack-san" in the title as a reference to beautiful Mount Fuji, often called "Fuji-san" by the Japanese.

In the 1850s, it was beneath Haystack Mountain that the Arapahoe Indians, led by Chief Niwot, set up their winter camp. Legend has it that Chief Niwot was buried at the top of Haystack, the mountain he so loved.

I came upon this beautiful blue hour scene quite unexpectedly, when I was teaching my nephew how to drive a manual transmission car on the extensive dirt roads north of Boulder.

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We walked around downtown Milano, the capital of the Lombardy region of Italy. It has many nuggets. People dress well, there are many upscale stores, and many historical buildings. Of course there are plenty of tourists as well around the Duomo, the big cathedral. The cathedral took nearly six centuries to complete. I took this street shot of an outdoor restaurant with a view over the Duomo.

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-- ƒ/6.3, 16 mm, 1/10, 1/40 sec, ISO 800, Sony A6000, SEL-P1650, HDR, 3 RAW exposures, _DSC1085_6_7_hdr3bal1pho1g.jpg

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You see a several glasses for Champagne from underneath. The glasses standing in a showcase in the

dining room of my mother-in-law.

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Hakone Gardens in Saratoga, California, has a small bamboo forest. This is the path leading up to the bamboo forest.

The election circus will be over soon, one more day to go. I am looking forward to a fresh start with inclusiveness.

I processed a black & white HDR photo from a RAW exposure, carefully pulled the curves, and added a wormwood filter.

-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 1 exposure, NEX-6, _DSC4351_hdr1bwp1g

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We went to the Death Valley. On the way back we witnessed the sunset near Mojave, California.

I processed a balanced HDR photo from a RAW exposure, and carefully pulled the curves on the road and added a filter to give the scene an outer worldly look.

-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, NEX-6, _DSC4256_hdr1bal1j

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On Monday I gave a one-on-one photo class at the roof of a San Francisco skyscraper. From the 29th floor of the 100 Van Ness building you get a nice view over downtown. It was not the best light in the middle of the day, but the texture of the downtown buildings look nice.

I processed a balanced and a paintery HDR photo from a RAW long exposure, merged them selectively, and carefully pulled the curves.

-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, NEX-6, _DSC2162_hdr1bal1pai1j

Via Basilica, Otranto (LE), Salento, Puglia, Italia

The "Cattedrale di Santa Maria Annunziata" is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the Italian city of Otranto, dedicated to the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary. The cathedral was consecrated in 1088.

It is 54 metres long by 25 metres wide and is built on 42 monolithic granite and marble columns from unknown quarries.

The bell tower next to the cathedral was also built in the 12th century. It is square in plan, with four round-arched windows. Its exterior decoration recalls the military architecture of the city's walls and towers.