Posted by Nataly (Santa Monica, United States) on 13 June 2008 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
VFXY Photos
Very nice forms and colors
13 Jun 2008 2:41am
@Death: Thank you!
I like this one a lot Nataly!
Is this an HDR shot? - it's not a technique I've tried much as it can sometimes lead to rather 'flat' looking images. On this one I would like to see a bit more shadow on the underside of the Pier as I feel it would give the image more of that feeling of shelter that you get from places like this.
13 Jun 2008 3:01am
@Ian Bramham: Thank you, Ian! Oh, No...I dodn`t even own a copy of the Photoshop. I adjust my photos simply on IPhoto. So I just played with saturation and contrast. To be honest, I am still trying to figure out what HDR is as a process... I know it is the photoshop, but what exactly is being done to an image? And regarding the shadow... I would like to see some shadows anywhere, not only under the pier. Here, in Los Angeles light is always bright and flat. It gets even under the pier somehow. It reflects of everything and everywhere. Clouds is a very rare event here. So the outside photography is a challenge. I think if I learn to shoot here I can shoot anywhere.
Fantastic shot.
13 Jun 2008 4:13am
@Mr Jintro: Thank you for your comment!
Superbe jeu de perspective ! J'aime aussi les lignes horizontales de la plage, de la mer et du ciel... Les couleurs sont très bien contrastées...
13 Jun 2008 4:55am
@Jean-Benoît Maréchal: Thank you for your support!
beautiful very original perspective
13 Jun 2008 9:14am
@missparis: Thank you very much!
great capture.......
13 Jun 2008 10:22am
@alex centrella: Thank you, Alex!
superbe composition !
13 Jun 2008 11:16am
@Marie: Thank you very much, Marie! I looked at your work and I find it very interesting.
Nataly - in answer to your question, HDR simply stands for high dynamic range. The usual way of achieving it is to set the camera up on a tripod and take several images of the same scene but with different exposure values....at least one shot exposed for the shadows, one for the highlights and one in the middle. The various frames are then combined in post processing software such as Photoshop or Photomatix to give one image that covers a dynamic range that otherwise have been impossible with just a single exposure.
It's also possible to do something similar using just a single raw file using software again but I've only tried HDR once or twice so don't have much experience.
13 Jun 2008 3:02pm
@Ian Bramham: Thank you, Ian! Now I understand. I should try it some times... Photoshop is on my "must have " shopping list.
i love how crisp that feels!
16 Jun 2008 4:35pm
@mika: I knew you `ll like it!
Well seen, congratulations.
24 Jun 2008 4:28pm
@Alessandro: Thank you, Alessandro!
PREVIEW ONLY
Add your comment ...
Nataly's Photoblog
Nataly's Photoblog
