The Boat – Ko Panyi, Thailand (HDR)

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Watch the Before-and-After Comparison and the "High-definition Making of..." video to see where this photo comes from!

The story of this photo:
Yesterday was my 1st birthday... not my real birthday, but my flickr birthday. On February 26th 2010, I created my pro account and started uploading photos. This last year was amazing for me. When I uploaded my first photos, I did not know what to expect, and of course initially nothing really happened. But gradually my contact list grew longer, and with every upload I found new flickr friends.

You give me so much support - thank you all so very much! I hope you will stay with me over the next 365 days.

To celebrate this day, I have prepared four things for you:
1. this photo
2. a before-and-after comparison
3. a making-of video
4. some numbers concerning my stream as a tribute to you, because you produced them

Enjoy!
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Statistics - February 26th 2010 - February 26th 2011

Category..........................................................Total......Per pic.......Per day
Images uploaded.............................................152.................-..............0,42
Views (total)................................................269965....1776,09.........739,63
Comments......................................................8874.........58,38...........24,31
Favourites........................................................6771.........44,55...........18,55
People that added me as a contact............1718.........11,30.............4,71

Most views on a single day...........................3195..................-..................-
Most comments on a single day....................126..................-...................-
Most favourites on a single day........................97..................-...................-
Most views in a week...................................12148..................-......1735,43

Most views for a single image...................10843
Most comments for a single image..............245
Most favourites for a single image................318

Category..........................................................Total..................%
Images with 1000 views or more....................94.................62
Images with 3000 views or more....................10...................7
Images with 5000 views or more......................5...................3

Images with 50 comments or more................80................53
Images with 100 comments or more..............32................21
Images with 150 comments or more..............11..................7

Images with 50 favourites or more..................53................35
Images with 100 favourites or more................20................13
Images with 150 favourites or more..................7...................5

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.....1...10843..................245.........318...The Docks - Palermo, Italy (HDR)
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.....3.....8290..................122.........182....Palermo Harbor - Palermo, Italy (HDR)
.....4.....9620..................127.........176....“James Bond” Rock - Panorama - Phang Nga, Thailand (HDR)
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Take a look at my "HDR Cookbook"! It contains some more information on my techniques.

How it was shot:
> Handheld [details]
> Three exposures (0, +2, +2ev)
> Camera: Nikon D90
> Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 18-200mm 1:3,5-5,6G ED VR
> Details can be found here

How it was tone-mapped:
> HDR created from the three raw files
> Tone-mapping: Photomatix Pro 4.0 (Detail Enhancer)
> Saved as 16-bit TIF

How it was post-processed:
> Post-processing was done in Photoshop
> Topaz Adjust on the entire image to get back the colors and the details [details]
> Topaz Denoise on the entire image (more aggressively on the sky) [details]
> Topaz Infocus on the entire image for sharpening
> Saturation layer on the sky (master)
> Levels layer on the sky (more contrast)
> Saturation layer on the clouds (desaturation)
> Saturation layer on the buildings (desaturation)
> Levels layer on the buildings (more contrast, brightening)
> Curves layer on the water (enhancing the reflective look)
> Photo filter layer on the water (slight orange/yellow toning)
> Saturation layer on the water (yellows)
> Levels layer on the boat (more contrast)
> Saturation layer on the boat (reds/yellows)
> Levels and saturation layer on the mountains (remove the haze)
> Global saturation and levels layer to fine-tune the image
> Vignette effect using a masked fill layer [details]
> Sharpening using the high-pass filter [details]
> Watermarking

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Learn these techniques at farbspiel-photo.com - View. Learn. Connect.

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Taken in: Thailand / Phangnga / Mueang Phangnga (show map)

Taken on: March 22, 2010

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Camera: Nikon D90, f/8.0, 1/320 sec, 18mm (=27mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D90
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	18mm (35mm equivalent: 27mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	ACD Systems Digital Imaging
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