If you follow me on either Facebook or Twitter you will know that I'm back in the UK at the moment, providing some one-to-one training for Jason Kotecha. I first met Jason out in Dubai – he was as a student on my landscape photography workshop for Gulf Photo Plus – and we've spent the last few days shooting and working on post-production. Jason hasn't blogged any of his shots from this trip yet, but you can see some of the work he produced from the urban landscape workshop in Dubai here:
As for this image: it was taken up at Fleetwood a few days ago and was shot to demonstrate the benefits of exposing to the right, one of the key topics I cover in my Digital Workflow tutorials. As you can see from the original, which you can see by hovering your mouse over the 'show the original image' link beneath it, the transformation is quite dramatic.
captured camera lens focal length aperture shutter speed shooting mode exposure bias metering mode ISO flash image quality RAW converter cropped?
comment byGarry at 07:53 AM (GMT) on 12 April, 2010
That is an incredible difference between the original and the final image! Who would think that you could capture so much detail form something as bright as that sky!
comment byMatt Thomas at 08:01 AM (GMT) on 12 April, 2010
This is brilliant David, definatley one of my favourites! Love the sky! :D
comment byFrida at 08:22 AM (GMT) on 12 April, 2010
Absolutely gorgeous sky.
comment byNicki at 10:01 AM (GMT) on 12 April, 2010
First time I stranded here (one year ago) I was catched by shots like this. And I'm still love this kind of work yet. Really great. Have a good time there, lot of fun and of course - great captures like this one! Cheers ...
comment byCarlos Garcia at 11:18 AM (GMT) on 12 April, 2010
David!
The "show original image" feature is great. I would say that this is my "favorite", but there are already a pile of favorites from your work :) What a wonderful example of taking a very "okay" image and making it into a "wow" image. Love the tones and the way the sky and ocean gently meet at the horizon. Great artwork!
Carlos
comment by steve deer at 11:41 AM (GMT) on 12 April, 2010
dave... you've given two shutter speeds here for some reason?
comment byShawn Bierman at 12:49 PM (GMT) on 12 April, 2010
Gorgeous.
comment bydjib at 12:58 PM (GMT) on 12 April, 2010
Wow, great post processing. Your composition is great and the lighting is awesome: it has this incredibly powerful halo of light that gives a great contrast to the image.
comment byGary Eddleston at 02:51 PM (GMT) on 12 April, 2010
Again, such honesty with the "show original" feature, and yes - I would have looked at that image and gone - Bugger, I've messed that one up. You have shown that there truly is detail in there, its just about finding it!
comment byRebecca at 04:05 PM (GMT) on 12 April, 2010
So lovely!
comment byClaus Petersen at 04:12 PM (GMT) on 12 April, 2010
This really gives you a feeling of endlessness!
comment by steve deer at 07:02 PM (GMT) on 12 April, 2010
Dave... one thing I often notice (with my images) is that the centre of the horizon line often dips down slightly (it's happening in this image too), I think it must be some slight lens distortion. Are you ever tempted to correct this, perhaps with the warp tool?
comment byEduard Crispi at 04:57 AM (GMT) on 13 April, 2010
Excellent composition!
comment byMegha at 09:54 AM (GMT) on 13 April, 2010
comment byCharles Dastodd at 03:45 PM (GMT) on 13 April, 2010
This is an amazing sky! wow!
comment bydjn1 at 05:14 PM (GMT) on 13 April, 2010
Thanks everyone.
Steve: thanks, I've fixed it now. As for your question: yes, sometimes I do fix the horizon, but the Lens Correction filter is normally a better option than the Warp Tool.
comment byEddie at 09:29 AM (GMT) on 14 April, 2010
La vue est impressionnante
comment by Justin Photis at 10:29 AM (GMT) on 14 April, 2010
Looking lovely David.
I also really like the 'show original' feature you've added but wonder if also showing the Curve you used or somehting like that could become a feature too. I know you use many curves sometimes, so that would be tricky...
Lovely postprocessing, jeez... must have been some heavy work. Lovely image.
comment bydjn1 at 07:45 AM (GMT) on 15 April, 2010
Justin: that's a good idea, and I did think about it, but it wouldn't work all that well as I often use more than one curve, would need to show the masks as well, and so on. I'd be happy to consider adding it as a Min-PSD though :)
comment byApoChromatic at 11:42 AM (GMT) on 15 April, 2010
Wow, nice sky...
comment byRonny at 10:11 AM (GMT) on 17 April, 2010
awesome work!
comment bymooch at 03:33 PM (GMT) on 19 April, 2010
I really rather like this. I like the trails in the sky (of particular poignancy right now!) and I love that really bright patch bottom left. The water really has a great sheen.
comment bypierre at 06:27 PM (GMT) on 20 May, 2010
If you follow me on either Facebook or Twitter you will know that I'm back in the UK at the moment, providing some one-to-one training for Jason Kotecha. I first met Jason out in Dubai – he was as a student on my landscape photography workshop for Gulf Photo Plus – and we've spent the last few days shooting and working on post-production. Jason hasn't blogged any of his shots from this trip yet, but you can see some of the work he produced from the urban landscape workshop in Dubai here:
http://www.escapism-online.com/blog-entry.php?pid=238
http://www.escapism-online.com/blog-entry.php?pid=236
http://www.escapism-online.com/blog-entry.php?pid=233
http://www.escapism-online.com/blog-entry.php?pid=234
http://www.escapism-online.com/blog-entry.php?pid=232
As for this image: it was taken up at Fleetwood a few days ago and was shot to demonstrate the benefits of exposing to the right, one of the key topics I cover in my Digital Workflow tutorials. As you can see from the original, which you can see by hovering your mouse over the 'show the original image' link beneath it, the transformation is quite dramatic.
camera
lens
focal length
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
flash
image quality
RAW converter
cropped?
Canon 5D Mark II
EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
24mm
f/8.0
1/50
aperture priority
+1 1/3
evaluative
100
no
RAW
ACR
no
That is an incredible difference between the original and the final image! Who would think that you could capture so much detail form something as bright as that sky!
This is brilliant David, definatley one of my favourites! Love the sky! :D
Absolutely gorgeous sky.
First time I stranded here (one year ago) I was catched by shots like this. And I'm still love this kind of work yet. Really great. Have a good time there, lot of fun and of course - great captures like this one! Cheers ...
David!
The "show original image" feature is great. I would say that this is my "favorite", but there are already a pile of favorites from your work :) What a wonderful example of taking a very "okay" image and making it into a "wow" image. Love the tones and the way the sky and ocean gently meet at the horizon. Great artwork!
Carlos
dave... you've given two shutter speeds here for some reason?
Gorgeous.
Wow, great post processing. Your composition is great and the lighting is awesome: it has this incredibly powerful halo of light that gives a great contrast to the image.
Again, such honesty with the "show original" feature, and yes - I would have looked at that image and gone - Bugger, I've messed that one up. You have shown that there truly is detail in there, its just about finding it!
So lovely!
This really gives you a feeling of endlessness!
Dave... one thing I often notice (with my images) is that the centre of the horizon line often dips down slightly (it's happening in this image too), I think it must be some slight lens distortion. Are you ever tempted to correct this, perhaps with the warp tool?
Excellent composition!
Divine....
Absolutely stunning picture
This is an amazing sky! wow!
Thanks everyone.
Steve: thanks, I've fixed it now. As for your question: yes, sometimes I do fix the horizon, but the Lens Correction filter is normally a better option than the Warp Tool.
La vue est impressionnante
Looking lovely David.
I also really like the 'show original' feature you've added but wonder if also showing the Curve you used or somehting like that could become a feature too. I know you use many curves sometimes, so that would be tricky...
Lovely postprocessing, jeez... must have been some heavy work. Lovely image.
Justin: that's a good idea, and I did think about it, but it wouldn't work all that well as I often use more than one curve, would need to show the masks as well, and so on. I'd be happy to consider adding it as a Min-PSD though :)
sublime!
Wow, nice sky...
awesome work!
I really rather like this. I like the trails in the sky (of particular poignancy right now!) and I love that really bright patch bottom left. The water really has a great sheen.
wonderful image, well done