Highest Position – Explore #1!? WTF! LOL! | 05.12.2008
(Thank you so much for helping to put this crap in explore! haha! :D)
(Hugs to Sue and Sylvia for the explore update! :o))
Explore Calendar
Its not usual for me to post on Saturday as it is supposed to be my flickr break 😀 However yesterday & today I’ve been tagged by 5 sweeties to post my 5th shot from my 5th folder :)…
– Our 2Princesses’ World (Rachel)
– Dolpharius (Sally)
– craftedfromtheheart (Amanda)
– hunter_q8t (Salem)
– Maggy Buenaventura (Maggy)
Trust me! I never intend to post this shot all along but since its meant to be, here goes haha! As coincidentally the title suggests, i think this hdr is a disaster LOL! Have a smashing weekend everyone!
3 persons (selected by random # :)) I’ve to tagged to continue this 5th shot 5th folder trend in your next post 😛
– HennyHR (Henny)
– Pisces Romance (Kelvin)
– sandra.harris10 (Sandra)
No big plan today so will be taking time to slowly catch up on your photostream 🙂
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About
The rundown shed just around the corner my house
The Shot
Standard 3 exposure shot (+2..0..-2 EV) taken handheld using the Canon kit lens EF-S 18-55mm lens and polarized light filter
Photomatix
– Tonemapped generated HDR using detail enhancer option
Photoshop
– Added a layer mask effect of ‘curves’ to slightly increase the contrast
– Added a layer mask effect of ‘saturation’ (blues) to lighten the sky
– Added a layer mask effect of ‘saturation’ (yellows) to slightly enhance the lights on the sky
– Added a layer mask effect of ‘saturation’ (greens) to enhance the field
– Added a layer mask effect of ‘saturation’ (reds) to correct some parts of the vegetation
– Used ‘unsharp mask’ (as always) on the background layer
You
All comments, criticism and tips for improvements are (as always) welcome
Music
Kelly Clarkson – Beautiful Disaster
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