Whispers of Eternity - HDR Photo
Sunrise View From ridge in the Guadalupe Mountains.
In the permian age Over 250 million years ago, what is now called the Guadalupe Mountains, Was once a reef. It is the only permian aged exposed reef the world. After millions of years of uplift and retracting ocean, the reef formed into mountanous peaks and valleys. This is a land full of Indian legends, awe inspiring valleys, and over a thousand caves including Carlsbad Caverns.
Details
- cameraNikon D 90
- iso200
- Shooting styleTripod
- Lens18-105mm
- Exposure-2,0,+2
- SoftwarePhotoshopOthers
- Shoot numberMultiple Exposure
- File formatRAW
- NotesFor this shot I took 18 shots at 3 exposures each. I mounted the camera in the portrait postition on the tripod so I could get the widest view in the panoramic. I used dynamic photo HDR to process the raws to HDR images then saved as tiffs. I imported the 18 tiffs into photoshop and stitched them together with photomerge. Sharpend a little and finished! total time 3 to 4 hours.
Comments:
romano
very good!!!
On September 21, 2009 15:06
alessandro
Very nice!!!!!!!!!
On September 21, 2009 15:08
bryantbullard
Thank you for the kind comments. I am having a hard time calibrating my monitor for brightness. Does this print in your opinion have the right amount of brightness to you?
On September 21, 2009 15:17
digideth
Epic Epic Epic Photo! Brightness looks ok, post another with the brigtness boosted to what you think is good so we can get a better idea of how bright it should be.
On September 21, 2009 17:19
digideth
Have you tried either of these 2 tools to help set up your monitor? http://www.calibrize.com/ http://tft.vanity.dk/ Both work great!
On September 21, 2009 19:30
bryantbullard
I will check them out! Thanks for the tips.
On September 21, 2009 20:19
ilh2009
This is truly a fantastic photo. The brightness is perfect; and, the commentary is most helpful in setting a context for the photo. This scene was made (years ago as you note) for HDR.
On September 22, 2009 03:24
alexj700
Brilliant picture. Brightness is perfect. Congratulations.
On September 22, 2009 09:21
terawatt
Great photo and geohistorical account of what you've captured.
On September 23, 2009 22:00
ehfoto
Great panorama!
On September 25, 2009 18:47
vendenis
18x3=54 shots + 4h of computer processing = superb photo!
On September 25, 2009 23:19
coldwaterjohn
Good composition, light and colour rendition, & well-stitched. I am always relieved when I see an image which has not been hideously over-worked in HDR!
On September 26, 2009 06:13
gerggl
Hey Bryant, do you have a creative commons license on this photo?
On December 02, 2009 04:36
dudakphoto
Awesome job! I think panos are the hardest to capture correctly. The lighting,prcessing and everythig else is just pristine!!
On December 12, 2009 16:40
peter
Another great one! I would not mind to have this in my living room all across the wall! :) Absolutely awesome work!
On February 05, 2010 10:47
ruhri
Knocks me off my feet! PLEASE do more HDR and share them with us!!!
On March 11, 2010 17:10
burgor57
Nice work - and great location. I love the sky and only wish there were more exposure in the dark shadows of the mountains - just a bit.
On May 12, 2010 15:57
jlc81400
Very good job.
On July 23, 2010 06:42