Natural Bridges Rock: Natural Bridges State Park, Santa Cruz, CaliforniaWell It was a late spring evening in Santa Cruz, California, unusually warm for this time of the year. It was pretty interesting sky with high clouds so I headed to Natural Bridges state beach. I was surprised to see sun was setting in opposite direction and there were no chances to see any red colors in sky. I took few shots of this beautiful rock and when I came home, I could this shot which had a interesting water movement... Tech: Canon EOS 5D Mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM, 1/4 sec; f/8; ISO 50; Aperture priority; Evaluative metering. Single shot, raw imported in light room, after initial corrections, loaded in photoshop / NIK software for final touches.
Lake Tahoe BluesUnusual snow in late April in Lake tahoe gave me the opportunity to capture this moment. My plan was to catch early morning sun at Emerald Bay but morning turned out to be very gloomy and cloudy. Around late morning, sky cleared up and it brought bright sun.. I rushed to this beautiful spot and captured this in my camera... Tech: Canon 5D mark III, EF17-40mm f/4L USM, B+W Circular Polarizer, f/16, ISO 50, @40mm - Several shots in Raw taken, imported in LR6, corrected for shadows and highlights, imported in Adobe photoshop and panorama created. Final touches in Adobe photoshop and NIK Software.
30 Seconds of Afternoon: Foster City, CaliforniaIt was a windy afternoon and clouds were moving fast. Used Sign Ray Vari N Duo filter and used 30 sec exposure to capture cloud movement and smooth. Tech: Canon 5D mark III, EF 17-40 F/4 L, @f16. This scene is a panorama of 2 shots, each composed with 3 individual shots, mixed in Photoshop for capturing complete dynamic range. Color enhancement and detail extraction are done in NIK software
Half Dome from Glacier Point: Yosemite National ParkGlacier Point, Yosemite National Park, California, USA This year Glacier point road in Yosemite NP opened up on April 15 (Usually it opens up around mid May). I drove from home for about 4 hours and reached here around late afternoon. It was a magical place, patches of light,, low hanging clouds touching the tip of half dome. I was a magical scene.. I stayed there for a while, soon dark clouds covered all the area and it started raining... Technical: Canon 5D mark III, EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM, @70mm, F10, ISO-50. This is a panorama of 3 shots, taken in raw, pre processed in Adobe lightroom, exported to Adobe Photoshop CC and merged in Panorama. Exported to NIK software for touch ups.. Golden gate Bridge : Dusk at Fort Point, San FranciscoYesterday I went to San Francisco to get a pink sunset but traffic was really bad on all the freeways getting in city. By the time I reached the city, Sky was already turning blue all the colors were gone.. I settle in for blue hour and found this vantage point at the end of Marin drive in Fort point. Setup my Camera and took few shots and created in landscape image.. Tech: Canon 5D mark III, Canon EF 17-40 F/4 L, 2 shots in Raw @27mm, @F8, one for 61sec for Sky and Bridge focusing the Bridge, another one at 110 sec focusing foreground. Both imported in Adobe Lightroom 5, adjustment done for highlights and shadows, white balance correction is done and exported as layers in Adobe Photoshop CC as layers. In Photoshop, layers are blended with foreground and bridge. Blended image is corrected for color and send to NIK software for selective sharpening and extracting details from clouds...
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