Long exposure of Newcastle Bay Northern Ireland

[exemplaria]

Very nicely done. That horizon doesn't look real. Did you have any problems with hot pixels or use LE noise reduction for an exposure that long?

There was only a few hot pixels, but spotting in PS sorted that, the sky had some very light use of the burn tool as did the horizon and some dodging on the rocks, small contrast adgjustment and while there was very little noise to start with I ran it through the Nik DFine plugin. Not so sure about the curve to the horizon myself, but such is life.

Just for the sake of clarity, my comment about "The horizon doesn't look real" didn't mean I thought it looked photoshoped. A better way to put might have been "It looks other-worldly". I'm always heavily impressed by people getting great results using non-traditional photography techniques.

 

[Ulriksen]

I love it, the long exposure gives a soft look and warm feeling. Good job!

 

[cynicaster]

Great work. I’m surprised the photo is as sharp as it is. I’m not a welder and am certainly not a connoisseur of that trade’s eye protection, but I did wear my bro’s welding mask to steal a quick glimpse of the transit of Venus last summer and there is no way I’d be able to get a photo this sharp through that glass.