The Glowing City of Melbourne :: HDR

Highest Position - Explore #38 | 25.03.2009 (Thank u :))))

It has been a busy start of the week for me but i'm still trying to keep up the momentum here in flickr before i go on a break late next week :) Amazingly i've managed to process about 50 hdrs recently but too busy & also too lazy to post by the end of the day :P i've about 8 more days to post so let's see how i handle my time here. Till now, good night & catch u all soon again!

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The Southbank of the Yarra River, Melbourne

The Shot

Standard 3 exposure shots (+2..0..-2 EV) with tripod using Sigma DC HSM 10-20mm lens

Photomatix

- Tonemapped generated HDR using detail enhancer option

Photoshop

- Added 2 layer effect of 'curves' for the sky and the buildings
- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'saturation' (yellows) to decrease the tone of the buildings
- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'level' to decrease the brightness of the lights
- Applied noise reduction esp for the sky
- Used 'unsharp mask' (as always) on the background layer

You

All comments, criticism and tips for improvements are (as always) welcome

Music

U2 - City of Blinding Lights

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Taken on: September 14, 2008

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Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi, f/11.0, 30 sec, 20mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	30
Focal Length:	20mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto bracket
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
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