The Shot
This picture was taken in Chenonceau Chateau which is famous for its enclosed bridge going across the River Cher which is a tributary of the Loire. The inside of this bridge is shown in this picture. The present Chateau was built between 1515 and 1521. King Henry II gave the Chateau as a gift to his mistress Diane de Poitiers who had the bridge part of the Chateau built. It is reputed that Chateau was saved from destruction during the French revolution because it formed an essential bridge over the River
Taken with a Sony A700 with a Sigma 10-20 Wide Angle Zoom at 10mm. Taken with a Tripod which is allowed but the Chateau is so busy it is usually only practical at a quiet time, early or late. This was taken at about 5.00 pm when I spotted the Hallway was empty and quickly got some shots in.
3 raw images 2EV spacing. Opened in Photoshop first and each image noise reduced with Noiseware Pro and saved as tiffs.
Photomatix
3 Tiffs outputted in Photomatix to detail enhancer. Click the Camera make top right to see exif information and details of settings used.
Photoshop
General adjustments in levels and curves to enhance. Layer mask used to exclude some highlight areas
Vibrance adjustment layer increased 57 points.
Hue/Saturation reds layer was used to reduce saturation in the ceiling a little for a more natural look.
The original image -2EV was copied in as a new layer and a black layer mask then used to exclude it. A white brush was then used to bring it back in at partial opacity to increase detail through the window and tone down highlights on the wall
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The Shot
This picture was taken in Chenonceau Chateau which is famous for its enclosed bridge going across the River Cher which is a tributary of the Loire. The present Chateau was built between 1515 and 1521. King Henry II gave the Chateau as a gift to his mistress Diane de Poitiers who had the bridge part of the Chateau built.
The bedroom shown in the picture is that of Diane de Poitiers.
Taken with a Sony A700 with a Sigma 10-20 Wide Angle Zoom at 10mm. Taken with a Tripod which is allowed but the Chateau is so busy it is usually only practical at a quiet time, early or late.
3 raw images 2EV spacing. Opened in Photoshop first and each image noise reduced with Noiseware Pro and saved as tiffs.
Photomatix
3 Tiffs outputted in Photomatix to detail enhancer. Click the Camera make top right to see exif information and details of settings used.
Photoshop
General adjustments in levels and curves to enhance. Layer mask used to exclude some highlight areas
Vibrance adjustment layer
Hue/Saturation reds layer to reduce saturation in the floor and ceiling a little.
Noiseware Pro
Unsharp Mask
Resources
For Licensing, Prints, Products and more pictures see Edwin Jones Photography
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The Shot
One of the most remarkable features of Chambord is the double spiral staircase. It is believed that Leonardo da Vinci might have designed this unusual stairway which consists of two parallel stairways wrapped around one another, where two people can walk up and down without ever meeting.
The double-helix staircase leads to each of the three floors of the chateau.
Each of these floors has 4 hallways leading to the central Stairway. This image was taken in one of those Hallways
Taken with a Sony A700 with a Sigma 10-20 Wide Angle Zoom at 10mm. Taken handheld with auto bracketing for HDR. 3 raw images 2EV spacing. Opened in Photoshop first and each image noise reduced with Noiseware Pro and saved as tiffs.
Photomatix
Outputted in Photomatix to detail enhancer. Click the Camera name top right for Exif details and the settings used.
Photoshop
General adjustments in levels and curves to enhance. Layer mask used to exclude a bright area of the fireplace.
Vibrance adjustment layer increased 75 points.
One of the original images 0EV copied and pasted as new layer. Layer mask to exclude all of picture and brush used to show the original image to cut down highlight of part of fireplace using brush opacity to cut down obvious changes.
Healing brush with content aware used to remove barriers and a fire extinguisher.
Perspective correction was done using Filter-Lens Correction- Custom-Perspective Vertical and then the scale slider to crop.
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Resources
For Licensing and more pictures see Edwin Jones Photography
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The Shot
Chambord is located in woodland south of Blois. We had approached it on a long cyclepath through the woods. It is the largest Chateau on the Loire and was built as a “Hunting Lodge” for the King. There is a central stairway in the middle of the Chateau constructed as a double Helix. This Shot was taken inside the stairwell looking up.
Taken with a Sony A700 with a Sigma 10-20 Wide Angle Zoom at 10mm. Taken handheld with auto bracketing for HDR. 3 raw images 2EV spacing. Opened in Photoshop first and each image noise reduced with Noiseware Pro and saved as tiffs.
Photomatix
Outputted in Photomatrix to detail enhancer. Click the Camera name top right for Exif details and the settings used.
Photoshop
Original image -2EV copied in as new layer with layer mask and used to reduce highlight of the outside light at the top.
Original image 0EV copied in as new layer with layer mask and used to reduce low light noise in the shadow areas.
General enhancement with adjustment layers of levels and curves.
Contrast increased 56 points.
Vibrance increased 76 points
Noiseware Pro
Unsharp Mask
Resources
For Licensing and more pictures see Edwin Jones Photography
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The Shot
Built between 1624 and 1640, Château de Cheverny was built in the purest Louis XIII classical style of distinguished symmetrical architecture.
The current owners, the Hurault family, have owned Cheverney for more than six centuries. It is renowned as the most lavishly furnished of all the Loire Chateau.
This was the first Chateau visited during a Bicycle Tour of the Loire Valley. Staying nearby I was able to get there before crowds filled the view. This picture was taken with a Tripod but these cannot be used once you are inside the Chateau.
Taken with a Sony A700 with a Sigma 10-20 Wide Angle Zoom at 10mm. Taken on a Tripod with auto bracketing for HDR. 3 raw images 2EV spacing. Opened in Photoshop first and each image noise reduced with Noiseware Pro and saved as tiffs.
Photomatix
Outputted in Photomatix to detail enhancer. Click the Camera name top right for the Exif information and details of the settings used.
Photoshop
General adjustments in levels and curves to enhance. Layer masks were used to exclude highlight areas.
Vibrance increased 68 points
Noiseware Pro
Unsharp Mask
Resources
For Licensing and more pictures see Edwin Jones Photography
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