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Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM

09/16/2008 10:23:11 AM · #1

I chanced upon animage and was wondering if there were filter(s) used to get that kind of light. It was consistent all over and I wanted to learn how the exposures were handled. Any guess or help?

trevytrev

Canon EOS-5D

09/16/2008 10:31:36 AM · #2

I would guess a bit of HDR maybe or possibly her blending to exposures together taking the sky from one exposure and the ground from another and splicing them together.

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

09/16/2008 10:50:07 AM · #3

I'd guess ND gradient filter.

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

09/16/2008 10:52:06 AM · #4

quite sure an extreme amount of shadows/highlights function in PS

tate

Apple iPhone 14 Pro

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D

09/16/2008 10:52:15 AM · #5

I'd agree -also might have used "shadow/Highlight" in Photoshop.

Originally posted by trevytrev:

I would guess a bit of HDR maybe or possibly her blending to exposures together taking the sky from one exposure and the ground from another and splicing them together.

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

09/16/2008 10:53:32 AM · #6

Pretty sure it's an nd grad filter. You can see the line across the top of the rock pile that is in line with the rest of the horizon which has been darkened.

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

09/16/2008 10:55:51 AM · #7

Originally posted by violinist123:

Pretty sure it's an nd grad filter. You can see the line across the top of the rock pile that is in line with the rest of the horizon which has been darkened.

Not sure which line you mean, but I can see a slight halo around the hill at left, usually produced by too small radius value in shadows/highlights

09/16/2008 11:01:14 AM · #8

Thanx for the ideas. Maybe, I can ask directly too 'though there's no link to email.

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D

09/16/2008 11:10:23 AM · #9

Originally posted by eyewave:

Originally posted by violinist123:
Pretty sure it's an nd grad filter. You can see the line across the top of the rock pile that is in line with the rest of the horizon which has been darkened.

Not sure which line you mean, but I can see a slight halo around the hill at left, usually produced by too small radius value in shadows/highlights

Look at the top of the pile above the horizon, it gets darker as it goes up. Same as the rest of the sky.

tate

Apple iPhone 14 Pro

09/16/2008 11:15:53 AM · #10

Controversy? I'm in the Shadow HL camp - much like this image:

09/16/2008 11:23:02 AM · #11

Originally posted by metatate:

Controversy? I'm in the Shadow HL camp - much like this image:

so was the image more of post processed than exposed correctly during the actual exposure?

09/16/2008 11:23:48 AM · #12

Originally posted by metatate:

Controversy? I'm in the Shadow HL camp - much like this image:

I think the fact that it doens't look grossly overprocessed is the biggest indicator to me that neither shadow/highlights nor an hdr app was used.

eta: can't load the image anymore? did dpc reduce here host to a pile of smoldering server rubble?

Message edited by author 2008-09-16 11:24:47.

09/16/2008 11:26:42 AM · #13

Originally posted by violinist123:

Originally posted by metatate:
Controversy? I'm in the Shadow HL camp - much like this image:

I think the fact that it doens't look grossly overprocessed is the biggest indicator to me that neither shadow/highlights nor an hdr app was used.

eta: can't load the image anymore? did dpc reduce here host to a pile of smoldering server rubble?

Um, metatate just *said* that he used Shadow/HL. Also, there is haloing around the posts in the water (among other areas) that would suggest post. (unless you quoted metatate and meant the original poster's linked image. In which case, thanks for confusing me :))

Message edited by author 2008-09-16 11:28:06.

09/16/2008 11:28:34 AM · #14

Originally posted by K10DGuy:

Originally posted by violinist123:

Originally posted by metatate:
Controversy? I'm in the Shadow HL camp - much like this image:

I think the fact that it doens't look grossly overprocessed is the biggest indicator to me that neither shadow/highlights nor an hdr app was used.

eta: can't load the image anymore? did dpc reduce here host to a pile of smoldering server rubble?

Um, metatate just *said* that he used Shadow/HL. Also, there is haloing around the posts in the water (among other areas) that would suggest post. (unless you quoted metatate and meant the original poster's linked image. In which case, thanks for confusing me :))

Obviously (or not) I was referring to the original image which is being discussed.

Message edited by author 2008-09-16 11:28:52.

09/16/2008 11:30:15 AM · #15

I just called the photog of the original image. She says I'm right, the rest of you are wrong, and shadow/highlights is a tool best used by blind chimps and Canadians.

09/16/2008 11:31:03 AM · #16

Originally posted by violinist123:

Originally posted by K10DGuy:

Originally posted by violinist123:

Originally posted by metatate:
Controversy? I'm in the Shadow HL camp - much like this image:

I think the fact that it doens't look grossly overprocessed is the biggest indicator to me that neither shadow/highlights nor an hdr app was used.

eta: can't load the image anymore? did dpc reduce here host to a pile of smoldering server rubble?

Um, metatate just *said* that he used Shadow/HL. Also, there is haloing around the posts in the water (among other areas) that would suggest post. (unless you quoted metatate and meant the original poster's linked image. In which case, thanks for confusing me :))

Obviously (or not) I was referring to the original image which is being discussed.

Must still be too early in the morning for me. Haven't had my second cup of coffee.

09/16/2008 11:32:10 AM · #17

Originally posted by violinist123:

I just called the photog of the original image. She says I'm right, the rest of you are wrong, and shadow/highlights is a tool best used by blind chimps and Canadians.

Sad.

It's too bad that some photographers will dismiss any tool out of hand. They all have their uses. Moderation is the key.

Now for that second cup of coffee.

09/16/2008 11:34:19 AM · #18

Originally posted by K10DGuy:

Originally posted by violinist123:
I just called the photog of the original image. She says I'm right, the rest of you are wrong, and shadow/highlights is a tool best used by blind chimps and Canadians.

Sad.

It's too bad that some photographers will dismiss any tool out of hand. They all have their uses. Moderation is the key.

Now for that second cup of coffee.

Not to mention insulting chimps like that.

09/16/2008 11:41:15 AM · #19

Originally posted by violinist123:

Originally posted by K10DGuy:

Originally posted by violinist123:
I just called the photog of the original image. She says I'm right, the rest of you are wrong, and shadow/highlights is a tool best used by blind chimps and Canadians.

Sad.

It's too bad that some photographers will dismiss any tool out of hand. They all have their uses. Moderation is the key.

Now for that second cup of coffee.

Not to mention insulting chimps like that.

Yah, I have no humor until at least 10am.

09/16/2008 11:48:29 AM · #20

Originally posted by K10DGuy:

Yah, I have no humor until at least 10am.

Switch to espresso. 4 shots over ice washed down with 2 cigarettes is they breakfast of champions!

09/16/2008 11:49:46 AM · #21

Originally posted by violinist123:

Originally posted by K10DGuy:

Yah, I have no humor until at least 10am.

Switch to espresso. 4 shots over ice washed down with 2 cigarettes is they breakfast of champions!

If I smoked, which I don't, but I'm *SO* not going there this morning. lol

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

09/16/2008 11:52:16 AM · #22

Originally posted by K10DGuy:

Originally posted by violinist123:

Originally posted by K10DGuy:

Yah, I have no humor until at least 10am.

Switch to espresso. 4 shots over ice washed down with 2 cigarettes is they breakfast of champions!

If I smoked, which I don't, but I'm *SO* not going there this morning. lol

I just want to keep replying so I can set a new personal best for number of typos in a single thread...

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

09/16/2008 12:40:21 PM · #23

Within limits, the effect of a graduated ND filter can be approximated by using a tonal adjustment (Curves, Levels) applied through a graduated (gradient) mask. I expose for the highlights, then selectively lighten the shadows.

Here's a recent shot where I used this technique:

Resized original:

Adjusted:

Screenshot of gradient mask/curve: