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Paulina
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High tide line a number of years ago:
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Sorry.... no rotting flesh from me, but I couldn't resist a couple more shoreline images, a sunset and a sunrise. Enjoy!
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ZThomas
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Pappy Jon and stimbo: Those are gorgeous!
Pappy Jon: Do you do anything special to get the shadows and sun both exposed right, like in the second shot you posted with the cobbles in the
foreground and the sunlit ridge in the background?
Seems like that's a distinguishing talent with really good photographers that I'll be damned if I can figure out. I know some people take two
identical shots -- one exposed for the shadows and one for the highlights -- and then lay them together in Photoshop. Or is it some more subtle kind
of Photoshop manipulation? Or some sort of reflector to light up the shadows a little more?
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Low tide in my front yard and why my feet are like leather.
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Pappy Jon
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All of the pics except the last one were straight off the camera. Problem is, those were taken with a point and shoot digital and I can kick myself
for not burning film, especially with the second image (that one should have been exposed to a sheet of 4x5 Velvia). Nothing special was done on the
exposures. When the sun is that low the image just sort of works out ... most of the time. If you look at the first image with the whale skull the
horizon does wash out, which was why it consumed very little real estate on the image.
You can use what's called a "split neutral density" filter. It's dark on the top and light on the bottom. I have one, hate using it.
Stimbo ... I saw that first image you posted and was extremely impressed. More, more, more, please.
| Quote: | Originally posted by ZThomas
Pappy Jon and stimbo: Those are gorgeous!
Pappy Jon: Do you do anything special to get the shadows and sun both exposed right, like in the second shot you posted with the cobbles in the
foreground and the sunlit ridge in the background?
Seems like that's a distinguishing talent with really good photographers that I'll be damned if I can figure out. I know some people take two
identical shots -- one exposed for the shadows and one for the highlights -- and then lay them together in Photoshop. Or is it some more subtle kind
of Photoshop manipulation? Or some sort of reflector to light up the shadows a little more? |
"The association of flowers and warm-blooded love is more than a romantic convention; it is based upon one of the great advances in the evolution
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For those on a rocky beach who can't leave well enough alone!
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
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Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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Oladulce,
If that were my front yard, I'd never make it down to the water.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch" with each labored step!
P<*)))>{
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stimbo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Pappy Jon
All of the pics except the last one were straight off the camera. Problem is, those were taken with a point and shoot digital and I can kick myself
for not burning film, especially with the second image (that one should have been exposed to a sheet of 4x5 Velvia). Nothing special was done on the
exposures. When the sun is that low the image just sort of works out ... most of the time. If you look at the first image with the whale skull the
horizon does wash out, which was why it consumed very little real estate on the image.
You can use what's called a "split neutral density" filter. It's dark on the top and light on the bottom. I have one, hate using it.
Stimbo ... I saw that first image you posted and was extremely impressed. More, more, more, please.
| Quote: | Originally posted by ZThomas
Pappy Jon and stimbo: Those are gorgeous!
Pappy Jon: Do you do anything special to get the shadows and sun both exposed right, like in the second shot you posted with the cobbles in the
foreground and the sunlit ridge in the background?
Seems like that's a distinguishing talent with really good photographers that I'll be damned if I can figure out. I know some people take two
identical shots -- one exposed for the shadows and one for the highlights -- and then lay them together in Photoshop. Or is it some more subtle kind
of Photoshop manipulation? Or some sort of reflector to light up the shadows a little more? |
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Pappy Jon and ZThomas -- Thanks for the nice comments. Zack, next time you are cruisin' down 395, stop by. We're just off the freeway. I don't have a
copy of your book yet, but the photos I've seen you post capture the charm and culture of Baja.
As for your quandry about photo techniques, you are on the right path. First off, you have recognized that there is a problem with the lighting. Film
or digital cannot capture the full range of tones that the human eye sees. So to record all of the information you need your lighting to be more
balanced. You have several options: As Pappy Jon mentioned, you can use a split-neutral density filter. They come in a variety of intensities with ND
2 being the most functional. They work really well as long as you can "feather" in that split into the horizon or somewhere. You can pop your flash
into the foreground to bring up the shadow density. This has to be done at roughly half strength or it looks phony. Reflectors usually require a third
hand, and finally, yes you can shoot several exposures and stitch them together in Photoshop. Of the two photos I posted, there is one of a tide pool
and small rocks surrounding it. That was shot straight, exposing for the dawn sky. The foreground and peaks are dense, dense, dense.... I did go into
Photoshop and opened up the foreground a little and then darkened the sky. I knew it would be a problem before I took the exposure. With the second
photo of the sand and boulders, the sand actually was fairly luminescent and kicked the light around like a reflector would. But to cover my bet, I
popped a little flash into the foreground to open up the shadows on the boulders. I hoped that helped. With digital, it is so easy to click off a few
frames at different exposures, Photoshop allows you to go back, post-production and fix tough lighting conditions. It is a great tool to have a
darkroom on your desk. Later, jim
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