First of all, thanks for all the great comments on my last three IR shots. It was fun to try something different, so it was good to see that they were well received.
As for this one: it was taken on the same trip and I think that the object in the shot is the upturned roof of an old caravan or trailer.
In this instance the post-production was relatively straightforward, but if you take a look at the original you will see that I made quite a few changes:
The most obvious change is I flipped the image horizontally, but you will also notice that the roof and foreground are quite a bit brighter in the final version. In this case I used Photomatix Pro to produce a pseudo-HDR version (as described in this tutorial), which I then blended with the original image. The final changes involved toning the image, as discussed in this tutorial, and a 16x9 crop.
As always, I'd be interested to hear your thoughts.
captured camera lens focal length aperture shutter speed shooting mode exposure bias metering mode ISO flash image quality RAW converter cropped?
12.28pm on 16/6/09
Canon 5D EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
24mm
f/2.8
1/4000
aperture priority
+1/3
evaluative
100
no
RAW
ACR
16x9
Carlos: no, it's not cactus, but I couldn't tell you what it actually is. As for the flip: I'm not sure I can articulate why, I just thought it looked better the other way round.
comment byKay Arnold at 08:32 AM (GMT) on 24 June, 2009
great picture, I like your portfolio
comment byMirko Herzner at 09:23 AM (GMT) on 24 June, 2009
Amazing processing... Looks like a piece of scrap metal on a fluffy green carpet. Could be a boat...
comment bysteve deer at 09:33 AM (GMT) on 24 June, 2009
love it! pseudo hdr is the way to go for me, much prefer it to the real thing..... the book! when? ;-)
Love, love, LOVE the toning on this image, especially the sky. Was there an element of subtle desaturation used on the image? Got to try this tone mapping stuff....
:)
comment byStephan Modry at 10:16 AM (GMT) on 24 June, 2009
Looks wonderfully 2D to me, and in that being very creative. And really artsy. Love it, the colors are really nice. Inspiring me to be more creative again. Thanks.
comment byCatalin at 11:14 AM (GMT) on 24 June, 2009
Very very nice shot! As for the flip maybe it has something to do with how our brains register different details when you're reading from left to right. When I'm designing a website here in the Middle East for an Arabic audience I will tend to put the important information on the right because Arabic reads from right to left. So in a way your horizontal flip is against the usual rules. :) I think I'm talking nonsense now!
comment byEnric at 11:42 AM (GMT) on 24 June, 2009
absolutly amazing colors and great composition, I like it a lot !
comment byThatch at 11:42 AM (GMT) on 24 June, 2009
Do like this Dave. IM thinking of finding out what that stuff is to use in my garden as its great to lie down on :)
comment byNoirKang at 01:01 PM (GMT) on 24 June, 2009
Amazing Amazing Amazing, I hope that one that I can reach your level, every photograph here is just absolutely stunning.
comment byJeff T at 10:20 PM (GMT) on 24 June, 2009
Superb colors, I really like the muted tones - very complimentary.
comment byDan Kaufman at 01:53 AM (GMT) on 25 June, 2009
this one is every thing I love: the texture, particularly the micro-texture, the palette, and the minimalist composition. two-thumbs-up.
The postprocessing is absolutly stunning! Simply incredible!
comment by DedicatedRR at 05:19 PM (GMT) on 25 June, 2009
This one, even the original too, both give me a very different feeling than your shots usually do, something much more...surreal, maybe? Bah, I don't really know what I'm talking about :P But I really like it :)
comment byCraig at 04:28 PM (GMT) on 26 June, 2009
I think it's worked well, a traditional Chromasia style but in a different setting so to speak. The flip works well too, just "feels" better that way around :)
The processing appeals to me, as I often go for a similar look/feel. But it's the sharpness and the composition with all the horizontal elements that really makes this striking to me.
First of all, thanks for all the great comments on my last three IR shots. It was fun to try something different, so it was good to see that they were well received.
As for this one: it was taken on the same trip and I think that the object in the shot is the upturned roof of an old caravan or trailer.
In this instance the post-production was relatively straightforward, but if you take a look at the original you will see that I made quite a few changes:
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The most obvious change is I flipped the image horizontally, but you will also notice that the roof and foreground are quite a bit brighter in the final version. In this case I used Photomatix Pro to produce a pseudo-HDR version (as described in this tutorial), which I then blended with the original image. The final changes involved toning the image, as discussed in this tutorial, and a 16x9 crop.
As always, I'd be interested to hear your thoughts.
camera
lens
focal length
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
flash
image quality
RAW converter
cropped?
Canon 5D
EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
24mm
f/2.8
1/4000
aperture priority
+1/3
evaluative
100
no
RAW
ACR
16x9
Why the flip? Just curious. Is that cactus? They don't make skies around here like that. The texture and color of the roof are amazing. Contemplative.
Carlos
Carlos: no, it's not cactus, but I couldn't tell you what it actually is. As for the flip: I'm not sure I can articulate why, I just thought it looked better the other way round.
great picture, I like your portfolio
Amazing processing... Looks like a piece of scrap metal on a fluffy green carpet. Could be a boat...
love it! pseudo hdr is the way to go for me, much prefer it to the real thing..... the book! when? ;-)
Love, love, LOVE the toning on this image, especially the sky. Was there an element of subtle desaturation used on the image? Got to try this tone mapping stuff....
:)
Looks wonderfully 2D to me, and in that being very creative. And really artsy. Love it, the colors are really nice. Inspiring me to be more creative again. Thanks.
Very very nice shot! As for the flip maybe it has something to do with how our brains register different details when you're reading from left to right. When I'm designing a website here in the Middle East for an Arabic audience I will tend to put the important information on the right because Arabic reads from right to left. So in a way your horizontal flip is against the usual rules. :) I think I'm talking nonsense now!
absolutly amazing colors and great composition, I like it a lot !
Do like this Dave. IM thinking of finding out what that stuff is to use in my garden as its great to lie down on :)
Amazing Amazing Amazing, I hope that one that I can reach your level, every photograph here is just absolutely stunning.
Superb colors, I really like the muted tones - very complimentary.
this one is every thing I love: the texture, particularly the micro-texture, the palette, and the minimalist composition. two-thumbs-up.
I am amazed! Wonderful!
The postprocessing is absolutly stunning! Simply incredible!
This one, even the original too, both give me a very different feeling than your shots usually do, something much more...surreal, maybe? Bah, I don't really know what I'm talking about :P But I really like it :)
Bonjour,
Nice framing..great post-processing..Bravo!
I think it's worked well, a traditional Chromasia style but in a different setting so to speak. The flip works well too, just "feels" better that way around :)
Thanks everyone :)
Catalin: I suspect you're probably right, i.e. it reads better this way round :)
A really wonderfully divided composition! and the blend of colors are just spot on!
i love the way the colors work together. beautiful!!
The processing appeals to me, as I often go for a similar look/feel. But it's the sharpness and the composition with all the horizontal elements that really makes this striking to me.