I went back last weekend to make an other HDR panorama from the Corus Steel area. I took a bit more time, but the image is still not what I wanted. There was too much shadow in the front (sun was still too low) and someone placed a big barge in front of the scenery. So I think I need to go back once more (later during the day and hoping that they removed the barge.
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Exactly 1 month ago my father passed away. This happened during night-time. After we left the hospital it was 6 a.m. It was still dark outside (the sun just started to rise.) We drove by some farmland that was crowded with horses. My father has been busy with horses his whole life. So of coarse this scenery reminded us of my father.
It was a foggy morning and there was a full moon, so plenty of light o see the horses in the fog. Both my wife and me loved the view. Last night I decided to go back and bring my camera. I got up really early so I would be there before sunrise. This morning also was a foggy morning. When I arrived there were a few horses but the were grazing on the other end of the field so it was almost impossible to photograph them.
It was new moon so I also missed the additional light. And as I could have expected, it was not the same scenery as the one in my memories. But I made the 90 minutes trip and it was a beautiful morning. I brought my gear so why not take a picture. And I did. Actually is shot several that I think are worth showing you.
But lesson learned is that it is almost impossible to photograph these kind of emotions or memories if you wait too long, during time they evolve in your mind and you will loose track. The last picture is actually a HDRi.
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Yesterday after work I decided to make a little trip to the lock gates of IJmuiden and take some photos of Corus Steel IJmuiden from the outside (due to the fact that it is forbidden to take photographs within the gates). While standing on the lock gates of IJmuiden I noticed that the light was to extreme to take a well balanced picture.
With no tripod at hand I decided to shoot a HDR (3 shots) out of my hand. And give the latest version of Photomatix a test run. (click on the thumbnail to see the result)
There was a lot of noise in the picture (very disappointing due to the fact it was shot on only 400 iso) so I also let Noise Ninja do it’s work and personally I am pleased with the result. So one of the earlier menthioned project finally has been started.
I also tried a panorama.
But in this photo there are too much alignment problems so I need to go back and start using a tripod.
Did some experimenting with HDR.
And for a first shot I have to say that I am pleased with the result. For those who are not familiar with HDR please come back later. I intend to write an article on this subject.
But in short I can explain the principle. HDR stands for “High Dynamic Range”. Black is not just black and white is not just white. There are different shades of black and white. In photography we refer to different shades of grey (stops).
Film sees the world differently than our eyes do. One of the challenges of photography is learning what those differences are so we can successfully put our vision on film. The human eye sees millions of colors and color variations at the same time. The eye sees all shades of white: off-white, cream, egg, ecru, soft-white, etc. Same for colors such as purple, magenta, pink, auburn, fire engine red, orange, sunset orange, and so on. The palette of colors available for oil paints is not as varied as the eye can see. Film is more limited.
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