EXPLORED!!! Highest position: 56 on Sunday, November 14, 2010
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I really liked this image after a quick review of exposure on the LCD, but when I opened it on the PC screen I realized there was too much empty foreground.
So, I have decided to crop it with a 2:1 ratio, which I think works really well for this image.
This capture is a big payoff for carrying a massive bulk of photographic equipment during my days in Paris.
To get it, I had to run down from the Arc de Triomphe where I experienced a splendid sunset. Too bad tripods aren't allowed there, the étoile with all those car running
would make an incredible subject for exposures in the 10-30 seconds range.
I had to wait a couple of minutes to take position, since a lot of people were there to get a snapshot of themselves with the arc behind.
Details
- CANON 5d Mark II, EF 17-40 @ 28 mm, f/16, 15 s, ISO 100
- Mirror Lockup, Phottix TR-90 Remote Shutter
- Lee 0.6 GND upside down (to prevent the car lights from blowing out)
- Tripod
The shot
This was shot next to a traffic light in Avenues des Champs-Élysées
The Processing
Camera Raw
- White Balance tuning
Photoshop
- Merged two different white balanced images using a layer mask;
- Lightened the sky a little using a Curve layer (on luminosity blend mode, to prevent color shifts);
- Added a few Soft Light layers to adjust light;
- Cropped double square (2:1);
- Added a color balance layer;
- Added a little contrast using an S-shaped curve (on luminosity mode);
- Resized for the Web (1200px);
- Applied an Unsharp Mask at really low opacity 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 :
Arc de Triomphe, Sunset, on Black
@ You all
Comments, faves and critiques are always welcomed!
I wish you all a splendid weekend. Sorry if I haven't checked your streams out lately, but I'm always really busy!
