D30:SF Trip - Sunset from Marin Headlands

[MichaelT]

JWin,

Yes the headlands were the first place I ran to before the rain hit. I returned many other times during the trip. I will be posting more shots from there.

Regards,

MichaelT

I see that you were able to get around quite a bit despite of the
rain getting in the way. The headlands is one of my favorite
location as well. There are hiking trails in the back of these
headlands which can give quite spetacular views as well.

Thanks for sharing your adventures and the photos.

Cheers,
Joe

Since I knew that it was going to rain a lot the week we were in
San Francisco, I took advantage of the great weather on the
afternoon we arrived. We rushed right to the Marin Headlands and
spent the last hour of daylight photographing the bridge and the
surrounding beauty. Here is a sunset looking away from the bridge
out towards the ocean.

Sunset from the Marin Headlands

http://www.zing.com/picture/p88e970dc35d15edcd47bc70cff3de1b3/fee875c0.jpg.orig.jpg

D30 in Large/Fine Mode
28-135 IS @ 135mm
ISO 100
f16
Handheld

The above shot is a composite of 2 bracketed shots, 1 at 1/60 and 1
at 1/800. Here are the 2 seperate shots direct from the camera with
no processing.

http://www.zing.com/picture/p9e4ca51cadba3b731642a3a4fb679a8d/fee8743b.jpg.orig.jpg

http://www.zing.com/picture/p509a707c437dcefe557f839a1b6b548d/fee87435.jpg.orig.jpg

Larger composite image available in the "San Francisco" album at....

http://www.zing.com/members/michaeltapes

Your critique is appreciated.

MichaelT

 

[MichaelT]

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[MichaelT]

Since I knew that it was going to rain a lot the week we were in
San Francisco, I took advantage of the great weather on the
afternoon we arrived. We rushed right to the Marin Headlands and
spent the last hour of daylight photographing the bridge and the
surrounding beauty. Here is a sunset looking away from the bridge
out towards the ocean.

Sunset from the Marin Headlands



D30 in Large/Fine Mode
28-135 IS @ 135mm
ISO 100
f16
Handheld

The above shot is a composite of 2 bracketed shots, 1 at 1/60 and 1
at 1/800. Here are the 2 seperate shots direct from the camera with
no processing.





Larger composite image available in the "San Francisco" album at....

http://www.zing.com/members/michaeltapes

Your critique is appreciated.

MichaelT

 

[MichaelT]

Since I knew that it was going to rain a lot the week we were in
San Francisco, I took advantage of the great weather on the
afternoon we arrived. We rushed right to the Marin Headlands and
spent the last hour of daylight photographing the bridge and the
surrounding beauty. Here is a sunset looking away from the bridge
out towards the ocean.

Sunset from the Marin Headlands



D30 in Large/Fine Mode
28-135 IS @ 135mm
ISO 100
f16
Handheld

The above shot is a composite of 2 bracketed shots, 1 at 1/60 and 1
at 1/800. Here are the 2 seperate shots direct from the camera with
no processing.





Larger composite image available in the "San Francisco" album at....

http://www.zing.com/members/michaeltapes

Your critique is appreciated.

MichaelT

 

[MichaelT]

Ed,

Thanks. Yes, I felt that the rock onthe right, even though in complete (almost) darkness added a great graphic element to the image.

Thanks again.

MichaelT

I really like the clean, graphic qualities of this image. And the
technique you shared with us is certainly what made it work.

Regards,

Ed

Since I knew that it was going to rain a lot the week we were in
San Francisco, I took advantage of the great weather on the
afternoon we arrived. We rushed right to the Marin Headlands and
spent the last hour of daylight photographing the bridge and the
surrounding beauty. Here is a sunset looking away from the bridge
out towards the ocean.

Sunset from the Marin Headlands



D30 in Large/Fine Mode
28-135 IS @ 135mm
ISO 100
f16
Handheld

The above shot is a composite of 2 bracketed shots, 1 at 1/60 and 1
at 1/800. Here are the 2 seperate shots direct from the camera with
no processing.





Larger composite image available in the "San Francisco" album at....

http://www.zing.com/members/michaeltapes

Your critique is appreciated.

MichaelT

 

[MichaelT]

Andy,

Thanks for the kind words.

I am not sure what you mean by "how do you process your files". In the case of this shot, I did absolutely nothing (except sharpen) but merge the 2 using layers and a gradient mask.

I usually adjust Levels and sometimes saturation.

If this does not answer you question, either post or email and I would be happy to respond in more detail.

Regards,

MichaelT

Nice portfolio. Those colors are awesome. How do you process
your files?

Andy

Since I knew that it was going to rain a lot the week we were in
San Francisco, I took advantage of the great weather on the
afternoon we arrived. We rushed right to the Marin Headlands and
spent the last hour of daylight photographing the bridge and the
surrounding beauty. Here is a sunset looking away from the bridge
out towards the ocean.

Sunset from the Marin Headlands



D30 in Large/Fine Mode
28-135 IS @ 135mm
ISO 100
f16
Handheld

The above shot is a composite of 2 bracketed shots, 1 at 1/60 and 1
at 1/800. Here are the 2 seperate shots direct from the camera with
no processing.





Larger composite image available in the "San Francisco" album at....

http://www.zing.com/members/michaeltapes

Your critique is appreciated.

MichaelT

 

[MichaelT]

Dickson,

If I remember correctly you have a sunset sitting outside your window every day. Is that you?

If so I am jealous!!

Glad you liked my image. I look forward to seeing your use of this technique.

Regards,

MichaelT

This is a beautiful sunset photo. Its interesting to see that you
can combine two photos and turn them into one great photo. I take
a lot of sunset photos every day, I must try this technique one day.

Dickson

Since I knew that it was going to rain a lot the week we were in
San Francisco, I took advantage of the great weather on the
afternoon we arrived. We rushed right to the Marin Headlands and
spent the last hour of daylight photographing the bridge and the
surrounding beauty. Here is a sunset looking away from the bridge
out towards the ocean.

Sunset from the Marin Headlands



D30 in Large/Fine Mode
28-135 IS @ 135mm
ISO 100
f16
Handheld

The above shot is a composite of 2 bracketed shots, 1 at 1/60 and 1
at 1/800. Here are the 2 seperate shots direct from the camera with
no processing.





Larger composite image available in the "San Francisco" album at....

http://www.zing.com/members/michaeltapes

Your critique is appreciated.

MichaelT

 

[MichaelT]

Mike,

Thanks so much. That's a very nice compliment!

MichaelT

Since I knew that it was going to rain a lot the week we were in
San Francisco, I took advantage of the great weather on the
afternoon we arrived. We rushed right to the Marin Headlands and
spent the last hour of daylight photographing the bridge and the
surrounding beauty. Here is a sunset looking away from the bridge
out towards the ocean.

Sunset from the Marin Headlands



D30 in Large/Fine Mode
28-135 IS @ 135mm
ISO 100
f16
Handheld

The above shot is a composite of 2 bracketed shots, 1 at 1/60 and 1
at 1/800. Here are the 2 seperate shots direct from the camera with
no processing.





Larger composite image available in the "San Francisco" album at....

http://www.zing.com/members/michaeltapes

Your critique is appreciated.

MichaelT

 

[MichaelT]

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[Sharon Nicolia]

I would be very interested in seeing some of the sets. It would be really nice if you would walk us thru the steps as you did for the airport ceiling. That was a good tutorial, enjoyed very much, but the thread disappeared before I had time to say thanks!
Sharon N

And of course, as you mention, taking multiple shots like this and
compositing them is the only way to capture the full dynamic
range of the scene. I usually take about 5 shots, maybe 2/3 or 1
stop apart. It is amazing how different each shot looks. Each one
is great in it's own right, but something is always lost. If anyone
is interested, I could post a few of the series (5 shot sets).

 

[MichaelT]

Sharon,

Thanks for the thanks. I would be happy to show how this was done. My only problem is not enough time. I am trying to prepare my new web site with my San Francisco photos, so i need to spend my time doing that right now. But I hipe to make more tutorials once I get that done.

thanks again for the kind words.

Regards,

MichaelT

And of course, as you mention, taking multiple shots like this and
compositing them is the only way to capture the full dynamic
range of the scene. I usually take about 5 shots, maybe 2/3 or 1
stop apart. It is amazing how different each shot looks. Each one
is great in it's own right, but something is always lost. If anyone
is interested, I could post a few of the series (5 shot sets).