NOTE: FLICKR OVERSHARPENS EVERYTHING. LOOK AT IT IN 'ORIGINAL SIZE' TO GET IT RIGHT
Hi everybody,
I've been pretty busy these last weeks so I couldn't upload anything sooner.
This comes from my second sunset on the Islas Cies, it was shot next to the southern lighthouse. I had to jump over a little wall and place my tripod right on the edge of a steep cliff,
I could easly see the sharps rocks about 50m (150 ft) below. I was almost giving up (no sun on the rocks on the right) when suddently the sun broke the lowest clouds and those rocks started
glowing red! I would have loved more clouds, but I think the color gradient in the sky works well even without any.
I'm writing this from my new notebook: I'm really pleased by the processing power the new i7 processor and 8gb of DDR3 ram deliver.
I hope I will have some more time to process some files on the archives: at the moment I'm mainly doing infrared test shots with the 5d2; you're gonna see these results in the next weeks, so stay tuned.
Since Alice is getting her degree on tuesday, September 28th, I will be spending four days in Paris (October 10-14th). If anybody's around, please let me know.
Details
- CANON 5d Mark II, EF 17-40 @ 17mm, f/16, 1.6 s, ISO 100
- Mirror Lockup, Phottix TR-90 Remote Shutter
- Lee 0.9 (3 stops) soft GND
- Tripod
The shot
Shot on Islas Cies, close to the southern higher lighthouse.
The Processing
Camera Raw
-Tuned White Balance
Photoshop:
- Switched to LAB to improve tones and contrast;
- Removed a slight vignetting (which comes from using the filter holder tilted when shooting at 17 mm)
- Added a Color balance to improve tones;
- Erased a dust spot using the healing brush;
- Resized for the Web (1200px);
- Applied an Unsharp Mask to slightly improve contrast;
- Smart Sharpen + More accurate (On luminosity 'blending mode' with the sky masked off);
- Framing and Signature.
Take a look at it,
LARGE on Black :
Second sunset at Islas Cies, on Black
@ You all
Comments, faves and critiques are always welcomed!
Have a great weekend, my friends!!!
