Sunrise in Maine - C&C

mosu84 · Feb 22, 2009

Took a trip up to Maine this weekend, and I got up early to see if I could take advantage of the morning light. I've got about 200 more pictures to go through, but here is the first one that I liked.

robbie_vlad · Feb 22, 2009

Wow, that is gorgeous. Great photo!

Samanax · Feb 22, 2009

Nice capture. Did you want everything to be soft like that?

mosu84 · Feb 22, 2009

Samanax said:
Nice capture. Did you want everything to be soft like that?

Not really. I think the camera wobbled in between exposures.

Samanax · Feb 22, 2009

mosu84 said:
I think the camera wobbled in between exposures.

Is this a HDR image?

What kind of post processing work did you do to this image (if any)?

fiveoboy01 · Feb 22, 2009

I was going to say, it looks a bit out of focus.

Other than that it's a fantastic image IMO.

robbie_vlad · Feb 22, 2009

I think it being soft works here, it makes me feel like its out of a dream.

asherexplore · Feb 22, 2009

i really like it. i like how soft it is too.

mosu84 · Feb 22, 2009

Samanax said:
Is this a HDR image?

What kind of post processing work did you do to this image (if any)?

Yeah that is HDR. I took multiple (5) exposures because I couldn't get any detail on the rocks without sacrificing the sky. Here is a quick non-HDR blend I did of the exposures. The moon is screwed up in this one. The only post processing I've done so far is run the exposures through Photomatix

Samanax · Feb 22, 2009

mosu84 said:
Yeah that is HDR.

Wow, I'm impressed. I never would have guessed it was a HDR edit. And I think that's how HDR should be done, so that the viewer doesn't know it's HDR. Good job.

Oh yeah, I like the softness of the shot too...was wondering if you added a light blur effect during post processing.

Gsurf1029 · Feb 22, 2009

love it, good work.

out of curiosity what do you use to merge them all? just photoshop or something else?

mosu84 · Feb 22, 2009

Samanax said:
Wow, I'm impressed. I never would have guessed it was a HDR edit. And I think that's how HDR should be done, so that the viewer doesn't know it's HDR. Good job.

Oh yeah, I like the softness of the shot too...was wondering if you added a light blur effect during post processing.

Thanks everyone. I'm glad you like the shot. The two biggest problems I've run into with this shot is that the rotating light had a weird effect on the top of the light house and the moon moved slightly in between exposures.

love it, good work.

out of curiosity what do you use to merge them all? just photoshop or something else?

For the HDR I use photomatix. Sometimes I also use it for exposure blends when I'm in a hurry or if I have more than 2 or 3 exposures -- if I only have 2 or 3 I will usually just do it in photoshop

seward93 · Feb 22, 2009

Amazing capture.

I think how the focus is so soft, it sort of gives that feeling of peace, and tranquility.

Nice shot!

I do have a question though..
I searched wikipedia to get the general idea of "HDR" images, but I am still kind of confused!

First off, I'm guessing you would need to use a tripod for it, is that correct? so then all of the pictures would be near, or exactly the same positioning?

Second, did the original poster take a picture of the ice on the cliffs when there was more natural light, and use that for the final image, and the used the frame with the sunrise he liked for the final image also?

what exactly would the process be? Is there a guide on here? (I did try to search for one)

Thanks