EXPLORED!!! Highest position: 72 on Monday, September 6, 2010
Islas Cies, August 9th, 2010.
I got out from my tent 40 minutes before sunrise to shoot, and I have been pretty disappointed by some heavy clouds which blocked the splendid colors of
pre-dawn. I shot a few wideangles view before switching to the 70-200. Fortunately, the strong haze suddently turned pink and gave the scene a fantastic mood,
which paid me off for the early morning wake-up.
I cannot tell you how much I loved this place; I'm into processing many captures I got there, and everytimes it feels like I'm on one of those splendid beaches!
I just placed an order for my notebook replacement; can't wait to try my new quad-core with 8gb of ram and FULL HD display.
Details
- CANON 5d Mark II, EF 70-200 @ 155mm, f/14, 1/8 s, ISO 100
- Mirror Lockup, Phottix TR-90 Remote Shutter
- Tripod
The shot
Shot some minutes after sunrise, on Playa de Rodas (Islas Cies)
The Processing
Camera Raw
-Tuned White Balance
Photoshop:
- Added a Level layer to improve the contrast;
- Added a Curve layer to darken the hills a little;
- Added a Vibrance layer to improve tonal variation;
- Added a Color balance to improve tones;
- Added an Exposure layer with horizontal gradient mask to provide some slight direction light;
- Added an Orange photo filter with horizontal gradient mask to improve color quality;
- Resized for the Web (1200px);
- Applied an Unsharp Mask to slightly improve contrast;
- Smart Sharpen + More accurate (On luminosity 'blendind mode' with the sky masked off);
- Framing and Signature.
Take a look at it,
LARGE on Black :
Pink Sunrise at Islas Cies, on Black
@ You all
Comments, faves and critiques are always welcomed!
EDIT: I will be checking your stream out later today...
Spend the best sunday ever, my friends!!!