EXPLORED!!! Highest position: 91 on Monday, January 18, 2010
It's time for my first upload of the year!
My Holidays were great, I spent a lot of time with friends and Alice.
Last week I visited Florence, I had been there when I was a kid and really really liked it now.
Unluckly, that short trip has been a photographic 'nightmare': it never stopped raining, with an ugly washed out sky and flat light.
I carried my 10 kg photographic equipment (yes, tripod too) for three days and managed to get just a few decent captures.
This is the one I like the most.
I'm currently through some interesting opportunities with my work, these next weeks could be pretty important!
Moreover, on February 1st I will be the last stage for my professional abilitation exam!
I would really like to thank you for your super-nice words on my last capture. THEY MEANT A LOT!!!
Today I have registered my personal domain... In a few months I hope I will be able to put a personal site online! I will keep you updated.
Details
- CANON 400d, EF-S 10-22 @ 12mm, f/9, 32 and 120 s, ISO 100.
- B+W ND 110 (10 stops ND filter)
- Tripod
The shot
Shot in Florence.
The Processing
Photoshop:
- Merged two different exposures (32 and 120s) using a mask
- Removed some perspective distortion using the Lens Correction and cropped a little
- Created 8 Overlay layers to adjust light
- Added a Level layer to slightly improve contrast
- cloned away a little corner of a building on the left part using the Clone Stamp/Healing Brush
- Improved microcontrast with Unsharp Mask
- Resized
- Sharpened (SS + More Accurate, rocks only)
- Framing and signature.
Take a look at it,
LARGE on Black :
Santa Maria del Fiore, 120 seconds in one click, On Black
@ You all
Comments, faves and critiques are always welcomed!
Hope your 2010 started in the best possible way!!!
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