Posted on 09/28/2017 2:13:59 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
This shot was done with the same camera & lens, but HDR-processed in Photomatix. PSE again removed barrel distortion and straightened/resized the image; Luminar was used for some color correction. Looking north to the San Francisco Sunset District and Marin County / Point Reyes beyond:
Lastly, here's a shot of Ocean View Farms at sunset, just as I was getting off the mountain. This was HDR-processed in the free Luminance tool (Fattal operator):
Enjoy!
Beautiful pictures and thank you for sharing them.
No offense intended, but what is it with photography types that they think all the rest of us care what the technical details of their equipment and etc. are?
Isn’t it enough that we ignorant types appreciate your work?
Those images have been heavily manipulated, likely in Photoshop.
Great pictures. A few months ago, I considered buying a first-generation Olympus OM-D M1 camera but eventually got a Panasonic GH4, which is similar.
It’s just like when Carr buffs, musicians and gynecologists get together.
They’re always talking shop!..................
Hahaha!!!
“Those images have been heavily manipulated, likely in Photoshop.”
I’m curious; at what point of manipulation does a photograph become digital art?
I ask because I’ve seen things that are so obviously altered that they’re really not photography anymore.
It’s hard to believe that millions of people live just a few miles from these places.
Wow. Just make sure not to bend over because it’s in the Gay Bay area.
I’ve hiked a lot in Marin County in the past, and that’s pretty much what it looks like on a nice day. Not much Photoshop needed.
Thanks. That’s the first time I’ve posted any technical details. I generally agree with you - “who cares?” I’ll reconsider including that in the future.
We drove up to the top of Mount Umunhum yesterday for sunset. If you get a chance head down to the south bay and check it out. You can see from the ocean to across the bay. It was a bit hazy yesterday, but the sunset was beautiful.
LOL.
That’s exactly right. Some amazing wilderness within just minutes of big cities all over the country. That’s especially so near San Fran, Oakland and San Jose. In San Jose, you can drive up to Ohlone College (actually in Fremont) and head out on a 32 mile backpacking trip to Livermore through some really rugged mountains and back country.
For comparison, here is what the camera saw (totally untouched straight out of camera). I'll leave it to you to decide which you like better.
Re: “I’m curious; at what point of manipulation does a photograph become digital art?”
When they offer you Andy Warhol prices and hang your work in a gallery?
Nice. I really like having the compact mirrorless camera instead of a full size SLR. The Olympus and Panasonic lenses are frequently interchangeable.
For years, I took a full size film SLR with me with five glass prime lenses — sheesh, that rig would break your back it was so heavy and bulky!
TRUE!!!
This is a huge topic of conversation among photographers. Lots of people argue that there is so much processing already going on in your camera (that you don't even know about), that there is no longer any "pure" or "true" photography unlike the film days.
This High Dynamic Range technique is interesting. The human eye can see a much wider "dynamic range" (range of darkest darks to lightest lights) than any film or digital sensor can ever hope to see. So, already, any film or straight digital image has a much smaller dynamic range than your eye sees. That's why you can look at a bigh contrast scene (think of a bright window in a somewhat dim indoor room) and you can see details outside as well as inside. But, take a picture of it and either the white window is all white and you can see interior details or you can see outside and the interior details are all lost in shadow.
The HDR technique merges overexposed, underexposed and just-right photos to deliver the dynamic range you actually saw when you were there.
Probably far more than you wanted to know, but I just wanted to say you raised a good question...and there is no one good answer to it!
Best...
Yes, hiking the trails around here can make you very nervous with all sorts of lurking dangers.
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