Friday, January 21, 2011

Fog at Sundial Bridge and My Settings Used Along with Photoshop CS5 Edits

Thought I would share my settings for this shot.  Shot in manual mode, ISO at 200, used Matrix Metering, f/7.1, Shutter Speed 1.3 seconds, Auto White Balance since I shoot in RAW and can change up temperature in ACR.  I also did not use a tripod for this shot, instead I sat the camera on the bridge floor and hoped it didn't move too much, which if there are lots of people on this bridge...it does shake!

Post editing was done in Photoshop CS5 and ACR.  In ACR, I didn't change much, just moved the black slider a bit to the right, and the clarity slider to the right also.  In Photoshop I used a soft light blending mode at 25% opacity.  Merged the two layers together and then sharpened using Totally Rads Sharpen Like a Ninja (free) photoshop action.

4 comments:

  1. Wow! This is simply stunning. I love the mood it conveys. Thanks for the settings/post too.

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  2. You welcome! Thanks for checking my little blog out too!

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  3. HI! I saw you on Shutter sisters and had to pop over. I grew up in Redding so the Sundial bridge shot was a nice welcome to my day!

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  4. Wow! Crazy to see somebody from the "Ding" over on Shutter Sisters! Thanks for your comment!

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