Thanks Fernando. The dynamic range from the horizon to the shadows on the hillside was so large that even with a 2 stop ND grad filter I couldn't make an exposure that would get it all in. I ended up making six exposures and compositing this one from the two of them that captured the upper and lower portions of the scene best. Luckily, the upper and lower sections of the scene were reasonably static, but I couldn't use an HDR technique because of the two ships moving off shore near the docks. One is only visible in the larger web rendering if you look hard (upper left quadrant, bordering the shimmer of light on the water) but is pretty easy to see in the full size print.
The blackish portion of the hill is foliage in deep shadow on the nearest portion of the hillside, you're seeing it as a silhouette against the slightly lighter haze behind it. Godfrey On May 3, 2007, at 12:27 PM, Fernando Terrazzino wrote: > I like it as it is. Just wondering, is the black hill covered by a > cloud shadow or you did some burn in PS? looks like burned to me but > just wondering >> >> http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/21d.htm -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
