Looking westward down the I & M Canal at Morris Il on a fine October afternoon. Three exposure HDR processed with Nik HDR Efex Pro 2

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After going to an event 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. I like the contrast of the golden tones and the dark blues.

I processed a paintery and a balanced HDR photo from a long exposure RAW image, and blended them to get this balanced look. I am happy with the composition and colors, but not with the unsharpness. I need to get a more sturdy tripod for windy conditions.

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View from the Marin Headlands over the Golden Gate bridge, with San Francisco in the background. It was quite hazy that evening, too hazy at daytime. I was not sure if the photo would turn out OK at night, you judge.

I processed a balanced HDR photo from a 30 sec RAW exposure.

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Happy Slider Sunday - Autumn Color comes to the I & M Canal. Three exposure HDR processed with Nik HDR Efex Pro 2. Further Processing with Topaz Studio 2

A veritable river of bright spring foliage stretches out beneath Rabbit Mountain Open Space between Lyons and Longmont, Colorado. Boulder County.

In the 1850s, this area of Rabbit Mountain was the winter home of the Southern Arapahoe Indians, led by Chief Niwot.

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After Vik we drove east and reached the Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon, located in the south-eastern region of Iceland. The lagoon is at the foot of a giant glacier. The Glacier is constantly calving ice, and the ice leaves the lagoon in a river that ends up in the ocean. Some of the icebergs float, some are stuck. At 11:30pm at sunset I captured some icebergs stuck in the riverbed using an ND filter for a long exposure shot.

I processed a photographic, a balanced, and a paintery 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/7.1, 16 mm, 1/4, 1/15, 1/60 sec, ISO 200, Sony A6000, SEL-P1650, HDR, 3 RAW exposures, _DSC3401_2_3_hdr3pho1bal1pai5i.jpg

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In July I showed Stanford University to our Honk Kong folks. I took my gear along just in case. It was full moon, but the moon was covered in a thin cloud layer. This created an interesting pattern in the sky - by eyes you could not tell, the sky was too dark compared the the lights at the campus. The long exposure and HDR processing made for a nice contrast between the green foreground and purple red night sky.

I processed a balanced HDR photo from three RAW exposures.

-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 3 RAW exposures, NEX-6, _DSC2054_5_6_hdr3bal1f

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The medieval town Chur is the capital of the Grisons region in the Swiss Alps. The old town has small squares connected by small alleys. This alley is part of the Bärenloch (bear hole).

I processed a paintery HDR photo from three RAW exposures I took manually. After that I played with color balance a bit to give it an old look.

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I usually go for a meditation session on Saturday mornings at Hakone Gardens in Saratoga, California. I took this photo in an early evening session. The peaceful scene emits tranquility.

I processed a balanced HDR photo from three RAW exposures.

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On the way back from a backcountry skiing trip at Mt. Rose in Nevada we witnessed a sunset over a sea of clouds. Lake Tahoe is buried below the clouds.

I processed a balanced and a paintery HDR photo from three RAW exposures, merged them, and carefully adjusted the color balance and the curves.

-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 3 RAW exposures, NEX-6, _DSC9592_3_4_hdr3bal1pai1e

One of the cool "Rods seen at the August 2019 Morris Cruise Night. Three exposure HDR processed with Nik HDR Efex Pro 2

Another view of the frozen Stratton State Park. Three exposure HDR processed with Nik HDR Efex Pro 2

We went hiking at Point Reyes National Seashore, a national park in northern California, about 1.5 hours drive from San Francisco. It was quite foggy.

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Happy Slider Sunday! - After the most brutal week in over 30 years, the temps have swung 60 degrees warmer and the great melting has begun! Three exposure HDR processed with Nik HDR Efex Pro 2. Further processing with Nik Color Efex Pro 4

another version but with the dark top shadow cloned out. I'm not sure it's 100% convincing

We went hiking at Point Reyes National Seashore, a national park in northern California, about 1.5 hours drive from San Francisco. The fog came and went, which created some mystical scenes.

I processed a realistic, a paintery, and a photographic 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/7.1, 16 mm, 1/500 sec, ISO 200, Sony A6000, SEL-P1650, HDR, 3 RAW exposures, _DSC7995_hdr1rea1pai5pho1h.jpg

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After going to an event in San Francisco I drove to the Cliff House. There is a big camera obscura overlooking the cliffs.

I processed a paintery and a balanced HDR photo from a long exposure RAW image, and took the balanced one for the dark blue background, and the paintery one for everything else.

-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, NEX-6, _DSC8839_hdr1bal1pai1h

The I & M Canal is quite frozen in this image and it looks like someone is Ice fishing on it with the enclosure in the background! Three exposure HDR processed with Nik HDR Efex Pro 2

We headed to beautiful Capitola, located at the California coast across the hill from the Silicon Valley. There is a beach aptly named Cliff Beach that is popular among surfers.

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-- ƒ/6.3, 16 mm, 1/8, 1/30, 1/125 sec, ISO 200, Sony A6000, SEL-P1650, HDR, 3 RAW exposures, _DSC9758_9_0_hdr3bal1pai5h.jpg

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Once those clouds broke free from the photo I posted yesterday we were presented with bright blue skies and the sun in the afternoon. Three exposure HDR processed with Nik HDR Efex Pro 2

On August in 2020 we headed to beautiful Mt. Tamalpais near Mill Valley, north of San Francisco, with the goal to shoot the Milky Way. The park was unexpectedly closed due to nearby wildfires. We parked at a camp site, and hiked up the mountain and waited for sunset.

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-- ƒ/6.3, 16 mm, 1/2000 sec, ISO 200, Sony A6000, SEL-P1650, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, _DSC3306_hdr1bal1pho1h.jpg

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

back to just the SELP1650 kit lens.

Rocky coast of Mendociino, California.

A fine drizzle falls into the I & M Canal on a grey Saturday Afternoon. If you enlarge you can see the drops falling into the water. Three exposure HDR processed with Nik HDR Efex Pro 2

In 2018 I went for a 10 km hike in the Swiss Alps along a ridge separating Appenzell and St. Gallen. This is the view from the upper station of the cable car that starts at the Frümsen village. Across the Rhine River is the principality of Liechtenstein. My hometown is below the clouds in the back to the right.

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-- ƒ/3.5, 16 mm, 1/1000 sec, ISO 100, Sony A6000, SEL-P1650, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, _DSC6491_hdr1bal1pai5pho1k.jpg

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aww, how cute.

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Today we travelled back from Nevada to California and passed Mono Lake. We were surprised to see four cloud puffs hanging over 4 mountain tops.

I processed a balanced HDR photo from two RAW exposures.

-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 2 RAW exposures, NEX-6, SEL-55210, _DSC1794_5_hdr2bal1d

My heart goes out to the people of Ukraine. Stay strong in difficult times! This is your culture and your land. The world stays united against this totalitarian aggressor.

I processed a balanced, a paintery, and a photographic HDR photo from three RAW exposures, blended them, carefully adjusted the color balance and curves, desaturated, then and colorized the image in the colors of the Ukrainian flag. I welcome and appreciate constructive comments.

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-- ƒ/5.6, 50 mm, 1/500 sec, ISO 200, Sony A6000, SEL-P1650, HDR, 3 RAW exposures, _DSC7167_8_9_hdr3bal1pai5pho1f.jpg

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Last May we went cherry picking, literally. There are farms in Brentwood, California, where you can pick your own fruit. On the way home I captured these wind turbines between Brentwood and Livermore, from a car in motion.

I processed a photographic HDR photo from a RAW exposure, desatured the result, and added some wormwood colors to give the scene a serene look.

-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, NEX-6, _DSC1060_hdr1pho1b

I planned to escape to the Tessin over the weekend, the Italian speaking part of Switzerland. I scrapped that plan because of heavy 60+mm rain forecast. Plan B was to take a gondola in nearby St. Gallen, and hike along a high mountain ridge. The clouds were favorable. It turned out that the gondola & restaurant were closed due to a private family event. I looked on the map for other interesting places nearby, and ended up at the Werdenberg castle in Buchs, St. Gallen. Plan C turned out nice. The old town of Werdenberg located just below the castle is amazing, and has very well preserved old buildings. While walking among the buildings I noticed that the sky lit up. I raced to the other side of the lake to take this reflection shot.

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-- ƒ/5.6, 16 mm, 1/6, 1/25, 1/100 sec, ISO 400, Sony A6000, SEL-P1650, HDR, 3 RAW exposures, _DSC0887_8_9_hdr3bal1pai5pho1g.jpg

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On the way home before crossing the Golden Gate bridge at night, I headed down to the Horseshoe Bay. There is a pier where people like to party and fish, also at night. From this pier you get a nice view of the San Francisco bay.

Do you recognize the title?

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

-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, NEX-6, _DSC7307_hdr1bal1g

A beautiful classic Jaguar. Three exposure HDR processed with Nik HDR Efex Pro 2

A Winter scene at the footbridge over the I & M Canal Morris Illinois. Three exposure HDR processed with Nik HDR Efex Pro 2

Saguaro cactus at sunset in the Superstition Mountains near Phoenix, Arizona

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I think we've reached Peak Autumn Color in Morris Il this week. Three exposure HDR processed with Nik HDR Efex Pro 2

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We went to a secluded beach north of Santa Cruz, California, called Panther Beach. It was high tide and the sea was quite energetic. There is a cave that leads to another beach, only passable at low tide. Waves flow both ways at high tide - a spectacle I could watch for hours.

I processed a balanced, a paintery, and a soft HDR photo from three RAW exposures, merged them selectively, and carefully adjusted the color balance to pop the scene.

-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 3 RAW exposures, NEX-6, _DSC3283_4_5_hdr3bal1sof1pai1d

I took this shot shortly after sunset today at Lake Tahoe, near Incline Village, Nevada. The sun was hidden behind clouds, but it illuminated the clouds above. I used an ND filter to get a long exposure to smooth out the water. The filter added this reddish tone, which I think is quite fitting for this scene.

I processed a balanced and a default HDR photo from a RAW exposure, and merged them.

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-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, NEX-6, _DSC2082_hdr1bal1def1f

We crossed this footbridge when we went hiking at the Garland Ranch Regional Park, located on the California coast in the Carmel Valley.

I processed a balanced, a paintery, and a photographic HDR photo from a RAW exposure, blended them selectively, carefully adjusted the color balance and curves, and added a filter. This looks like an infrared exposure, but it's not. The filter applied in post-processing gives that look. I do have an infrared filter, but the result is not that good on a camera not converted for IR. I welcome and appreciate constructive comments.

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-- ƒ/3.5, 16 mm, 1/60 sec, ISO 400, Sony A6000, SEL-P1650, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, _DSC0194_hdr1bal1pai5pho1e.jpg

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

Our destination was Hvítserkur, a 15 m high basalt rock located along the eastern shore of the Vatnsnes peninsula in northwest Iceland. After parking the RV I noticed this clean golden hour scene across the bay.

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-- ƒ/5.6, 50 mm, 1/30, 1/125, 1/500 sec, ISO 125, Sony A6000, SEL-P1650, HDR, 3 RAW exposures, _DSC5105_6_7_hdr3bal1pho1pai5g.jpg

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

We went for a short hike in Dunsmuir in Northern California. The trail leads right behind the Hedge Creek Falls, which I find quite interesting. The patterns in the rock were unique too.

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-- ƒ/16, 16 mm, 0.8 sec, ISO 100, Sony A6000, SEL-P1650, 1 RAW exposure, _DSC7560_hdr1rea1bal1i.jpg

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