Having rediscovered my previous image in a folder from early 2007 I thought I'd track back a bit further through the archives in search of something else to rescue ... and came across this one. Like the previous one it's a partial HDR; i.e. the helmet and foreground were produced with FDRTools, while the sky was dropped in from the original shot.
Personally, I prefer the previous one I posted, but I'm reasonably happy with this one too.
captured camera lens focal length aperture shutter speed shooting mode exposure bias metering mode ISO flash image quality RAW converter cropped?
3.41pm on 17/12/06
Canon 20D
EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
19mm (mm equiv.)
f/6.4
1/40
aperture priority
+0.0
evaluative
100
no
RAW FDRTools and ACR
minor rotation
comment bybalint at 09:23 PM (GMT) on 29 September, 2008
amazing what you can do with a mostly unremarkable shot (well, relatively speaking, it's still perfectly framed and has a well-chosen subject)...I continue to marvel at your post-processing skills...
This is so 'old-school-chromasia-style' and as normally it looks great. I like this one more than the previous one, although that was great as well. Probably the colors which are more saturated here make it to me. Regards.
Gives off a real army feel, despite the white helmet.
comment byThe Obvious at 11:51 PM (GMT) on 29 September, 2008
Superb, David... looks like Oreos on a stick :).
I think this shot is very refreshing for the Chromasia collection, the blues are both unique and fantastic.
Titus
comment byClaus at 07:35 AM (GMT) on 30 September, 2008
A hard hat on display, and it looks like it already has had a hard life!
A really hard hat indeed - Love the details of the tarmac on it. I wonder if someone tried rolling over it with a steamroller...
Cool work david :-)
comment byJess at 04:43 PM (GMT) on 30 September, 2008
I LOVE when you post the original! It is very inspiring. I may just have to give in to a tutorial.....
Love the strong blue and how white the helmet is without looking blown out!
Jess
comment by Frank at 05:54 PM (GMT) on 30 September, 2008
You do that often, you make a very beautiful photo of something very ugly. It's a trick, and after some time, those subjects are getting very boring .. It's not interesting to me. Don't want to have such a photo on my wall.
comment byPOV at 12:47 PM (GMT) on 1 October, 2008
Well done! Interesting Point of View.
comment byPrzemek sikora at 03:14 PM (GMT) on 1 October, 2008
wow!
This pics is super.The key by color palette is the best.
A helmet on first plan rivet one's attention.
I'll love it.
comment byAlice at 03:46 AM (GMT) on 2 October, 2008
Great detail in this. And good rich colors.
comment byLuan at 11:23 AM (GMT) on 2 October, 2008
Have been following your blog for some time.... was wondering if you tend to move the objects you find (ie reposition them - this one looks like you did)? I live right by the beach and never find such interesting subjects!
comment bymark haldane at 05:15 PM (GMT) on 2 October, 2008
Excellent processing, thanks for showing us the original. I like the somewhat sombre mood of this shot.
comment bydjn1 at 07:52 PM (GMT) on 2 October, 2008
Thanks everyone.
Luan: occasionally, I do move things, but not in this case - this is exactly as I found it.
I certainly give you credit for the interesting oddities. Head scratchers that you can't keep your eyes off of. This one of a discarded helmet resembling a slithering snake is packed with life, beauty and fun. Really wonderful.
comment bynjr at 09:32 PM (GMT) on 7 October, 2008
Very interesting. For me, the strap-thing leaning down that looks like an eye is the genious in the shot. Extraordinary.
Nick
comment bynjr at 09:33 PM (GMT) on 7 October, 2008
er...genius.
Sorry,
N.
comment byRich at 04:41 AM (GMT) on 12 October, 2008
Fantastic shot. I'm a new HDR fan and have been trying to put it to good use, but this concept of partial HDR is really giving me new options. Do you manually blend in the HDR and normal exposure yourself?
Having rediscovered my previous image in a folder from early 2007 I thought I'd track back a bit further through the archives in search of something else to rescue ... and came across this one. Like the previous one it's a partial HDR; i.e. the helmet and foreground were produced with FDRTools, while the sky was dropped in from the original shot.
Personally, I prefer the previous one I posted, but I'm reasonably happy with this one too.
If you're interested, the original is here:
.../archives/untitled_0073.php
camera
lens
focal length
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
flash
image quality
RAW converter
cropped?
Canon 20D
EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
19mm (mm equiv.)
f/6.4
1/40
aperture priority
+0.0
evaluative
100
no
RAW
FDRTools and ACR
minor rotation
amazing what you can do with a mostly unremarkable shot (well, relatively speaking, it's still perfectly framed and has a well-chosen subject)...I continue to marvel at your post-processing skills...
This is so 'old-school-chromasia-style' and as normally it looks great. I like this one more than the previous one, although that was great as well. Probably the colors which are more saturated here make it to me. Regards.
Gives off a real army feel, despite the white helmet.
Superb, David... looks like Oreos on a stick :).
I think this shot is very refreshing for the Chromasia collection, the blues are both unique and fantastic.
Titus
A hard hat on display, and it looks like it already has had a hard life!
A really hard hat indeed - Love the details of the tarmac on it. I wonder if someone tried rolling over it with a steamroller...
Cool work david :-)
I LOVE when you post the original! It is very inspiring. I may just have to give in to a tutorial.....
Love the strong blue and how white the helmet is without looking blown out!
Jess
You do that often, you make a very beautiful photo of something very ugly. It's a trick, and after some time, those subjects are getting very boring .. It's not interesting to me. Don't want to have such a photo on my wall.
Well done! Interesting Point of View.
wow!
This pics is super.The key by color palette is the best.
A helmet on first plan rivet one's attention.
I'll love it.
Great detail in this. And good rich colors.
Have been following your blog for some time.... was wondering if you tend to move the objects you find (ie reposition them - this one looks like you did)? I live right by the beach and never find such interesting subjects!
Excellent processing, thanks for showing us the original. I like the somewhat sombre mood of this shot.
Thanks everyone.
Luan: occasionally, I do move things, but not in this case - this is exactly as I found it.
I certainly give you credit for the interesting oddities. Head scratchers that you can't keep your eyes off of. This one of a discarded helmet resembling a slithering snake is packed with life, beauty and fun. Really wonderful.
Very interesting. For me, the strap-thing leaning down that looks like an eye is the genious in the shot. Extraordinary.
Nick
er...genius.
Sorry,
N.
Fantastic shot. I'm a new HDR fan and have been trying to put it to good use, but this concept of partial HDR is really giving me new options. Do you manually blend in the HDR and normal exposure yourself?