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Recently I headed to Alviso to witness the sunset. The cloud cover was too dense in the west were the sun was settling. I took this long exposure after sunset, when the houses had lights on.
I processed a balanced HDR photo from a RAW exposure, then pulled the curves up a lot to get these whitish hues.
-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, NEX-6, _DSC2422_hdr1bal1f
We got one atmospheric river after another in the San Francisco Bay Area. This is good news, we need more rain! One evening when returning home I took this shot with a big fast vintage glass while waiting at a traffic light.
I processed a realistic and balanced HDR photos from a RAW exposure, 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/0.95, 50 mm, 1/250 sec, ISO 1600, Sony A7 II, Canon 50mm f0.95, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, _DSC2971_hdr1bal1rea1d.jpg
-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography
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Today we had a wine tasting event with the Peninsula Swiss Club at the Ridge Vineyards located above the Silicon Valley in the Cupertino hills. The club has families with kids. Kids always find ways to discover things and entertain themselves.
I processed a paintery and a soft HDR photo from a RAW exposure, merged them, and carefully adjusted the curves and color balance. I welcome and appreciate constructive feedback.
-- ƒ/4.5, 16 mm, 1/500 sec, ISO 100, Sony A6000, SEL-P1650, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, _DSC1236_hdr1bal1sof2f.jpg
-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography
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After dinner we walked along the main street in Campbell, California. Their older water tower is a prominent landmark.
I processed a balanced HDR photo from a RAW exposure, and carefully pulled the curves.
-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, NEX-6, _DSC5125_hdr1bal1g
We went to Hanami, the cherry blossom at Hakone Gardens, a Japanese garden in Saratoga, California. The garden is open at night while the cherry blossoms last; visit only by advanced reservation. Heartwarming vistas wherever you turn.
I processed a balanced, a paintery, 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, 50 mm, 2, 8, 30 sec, ISO 200, Sony A7 II, Canon 50mm f0.95, HDR, 3 RAW exposures, _DSC9278_9_0_hdr3bal1pai5pho1f.jpg
-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography
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To the east of the Silicon Valley is Sunol Regional Wilderness, a regional park with a diverse flora and fauna. We hiked up a dirt road that follows a Alameda Creek until we reached a spot called the Little Yosemite, which has cascading waterfalls and boulders in the creek. There is a tree with organically shaped roots within the boulders. There is a fitting Swiss German word for this: Urchig. It can't be translated.
I processed a balanced, a photographic, and a paintery HDR photo from a RAW exposure, merged them selectively, and carefully adjusted the curves and color balance. I welcome and appreciate your critical feedback.
-- ƒ/5.6, 16 mm, 1/80 sec, ISO 200, Sony A6000, SEL-P1650, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, _DSC5416_hdr1bal1pai1g.jpg
-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography
We went to the legendary Lick Observatory, located high above the Silicon Valley on Mt. Hamilton in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. It was a special night for photographers. The big dome opened so that Lick's 36-inch refractor could see the sky. It is 57 feet long, 4 feet in diameter, and weighs 12 tons. 36-inch (91 cm) refers to the diameter of the two refracting lenses on the skyward end of the telescope.
I processed a balanced and photographic HDR photos from a RAW exposure, 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/5.6, 16 mm, 25 sec, ISO 2000, Sony A6000, SEL-P1650, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, _DSC1804_hdr1bal1pho1l.jpg
-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © 2023 Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography
We escaped to nature at a nearby Grizzly Flat Trail above Saratoga, California. We passed a twisted oak tree with a couple of trunks and many branches. This view is sideways up, taken with a 210° angle fisheye lens.
I processed a paintery, 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, 4 mm, 1/200 sec, ISO 200, Sony A6000, Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye, HDR, 3 RAW exposures, _DSC0013_4_5_hdr3pai5bal1pho1f.jpg
-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography
Until a few years ago I joined a Zen meditation class at Hakone Gardens, a beautiful Japanese garden in Saratoga, California. We went to visit this inviting garden again. I held my camera with a 210° angle fisheye lens attached inside a small tree. It looks almost like being inside a tent that has a gnarly support structure.
I processed a balanced, a paintery, and a photographic 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/8.0, 4 mm, 1/50, 1/400, 1/3200 sec, ISO 800, Sony A6000, Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye, HDR, 3 RAW exposures, _DSC4940_1_2_hdr3bal1pai5pho1f.jpg
-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © 2020 Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography
The day before full moon of the Super Blue Moon moon is better for photography because you get the ambient sunset light, so I decided to take the full moon shot one day earlier. The historical Lick Observatory is located high above San Jose, California, and lends itself as the foreground for a full moon shoot. I manually calculated the exact position where to put my tripod – 10 miles (16 km) away from the observatory, so that I could get the full moon rise dead center behind the big dome of the observatory. We had a spare the air alert in the Silicon Valley, so the air was hazy, and had a brown-orange hue.
I processed 51 JPG images into a time-lapse video. I welcome and appreciate constructive comments.
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-- ƒ/7.1, 900 mm, 1/400 sec, ISO 1250, Sony A6000, Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3, HDR, 51 JPG exposures, _DSC1893-2023-08-29-moonrise-lick-observatory.mp4
-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © 2023 Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography
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Taken during my evening hike at Rancho San Antonio Open Reserve tonight.
Photograph Details -
Nexus 6 - Awesome camera with excellent details in shadow areas. Tends to overexpose. However, if you meter for the highlights (in other words - touch the bright areas in the frame..for example around the sun here)..it does an excellent job.
Post Processing - I used Snapseed 2.0. Lifted Shadows, adjusted ambiance, saturation, selective saturation burn, contrast, and sharpness. All on my mobile device (Nexus 6).
I am really impressed with how tools for photography have become completely mobile. It is scary enough for me to start thinking that DSLR will become obsolete for 80% of my use cases and 100% of a casual photographers use case!
I am planning to do an instructional video for editing using Snapseed.
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I went to a private event in Atherton, California, which one of the rich neighborhoods of the Silicon Valley. I am not a flower for photography, but the colorful roses in the garden caught my eyes. I positioned myself so that the black suit of one of the participants served as a dark background.
I processed a balanced HDR photo from a RAW exposure, and selectively adjusted the curves to highlight the flower. I welcome and appreciate your critical feedback.
-- ƒ/2.0, 50 mm, 1/1600 sec, ISO 200, Sony A6000, SEL-50F18, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, _DSC5585_hdr1bal1f.jpg
-- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, © Peter Thoeny, Quality HDR Photography
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with Fast Company Contributor E.B. "Liza" Boyd about Internet policy - during a swing through Silicon Valley - during the Virtuous Circle Conference on October 10, 2016, at the Rosewood Sandhill Hotel in Menlo Park, California. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with Fast Company Contributor E.B. "Liza" Boyd about Internet policy - during a swing through Silicon Valley - during the Virtuous Circle Conference on October 10, 2016, at the Rosewood Sandhill Hotel in Menlo Park, California. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
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It was pretty windy so unfortunately I got a bit of tripod shake so the 3 exposures didn't align perfectly.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with Fast Company Contributor E.B. "Liza" Boyd about Internet policy - during a swing through Silicon Valley - during the Virtuous Circle Conference on October 10, 2016, at the Rosewood Sandhill Hotel in Menlo Park, California. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with Fast Company Contributor E.B. "Liza" Boyd about Internet policy - during a swing through Silicon Valley - during the Virtuous Circle Conference on October 10, 2016, at the Rosewood Sandhill Hotel in Menlo Park, California. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry chats with Fast Company Contributor E.B. "Liza" Boyd about Internet policy - during a swing through Silicon Valley - during the Virtuous Circle Conference on October 10, 2016, at the Rosewood Sandhill Hotel in Menlo Park, California. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
View from Page Mill Road above Palo Alto along my temporary commute route (while my usual route is being cleared of a huge rockslide from the recent rains.) The cluster of tall buildings at the right is downtown San Jose; the white dots at the horizon are Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton in the Diablo Range.