Sky, shadows and the sea
Quinawan Point, Bataan
I decided to add a new category on this blog that would focus more on how the shots were taken and other technicalities.
Tech Data: Olympus C750 UZ (Semi-SLR), Handheld, Aperture Priority, 1/500 shutterspeed, f/6.3 Aperture, ISO 100, White Balance set at Manual, Tokina Circular Polarizer, Cokin Gradual Grey Medium (ND4) Filter
This was shot in Quinawan Bataan, I thought the two bamboo pillars looked picturesque with the human silhouettes and grass blades from afar. The tricky parts in shooting this landscapes with the lightsource in front is evening out the foreground and the sky. If you focus on the sky the foreground/ land becomes darker and becomes shadow, but if you shoot the foreground the sky would overexpose and blow up the highlights leaving the sky dull. To even out the sky I focused and metered on the foreground to keep its detail, used a Cokin Graduated Neutral Density Filter on the sky to reveal its color.
Post-processing done in photoshop was to colorize it in Hue/Saturazion for the Sepia look, which I think was more appropriate for the picture. Below is the original raw picture out of the camera.
Original Photo
Tags: Bataan, exposure, Photography, Quinawan
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February 25th, 2006 at 4:55 am
beautiful slihoulette…nice colors contrast here…i like u add the warm tone of orange-brown…makes the sunlight brighter…well done:-) btw i kinda like the original also…cooler tone . look like painting for me:-)
February 25th, 2006 at 8:24 am
Wow ! Beautiful!!!
Thank you for this new category. I wish more photo blogs would do the same thing. It is intresting to know how you did the picture and to see the difference with the original picture.
By the way, I like both versions.
February 25th, 2006 at 3:22 pm
ang ganda nito ferdz! sarap tingnan, mapayapa
February 25th, 2006 at 8:48 pm
very dramatic nga yung sepia version, Ferdz. nice!
if you want to have more control sa sepia conversion, try using Mode >> Grayscale, Mode >> Duotone. Then tinker with the quadtone sets. ok rin.
February 25th, 2006 at 11:20 pm
@Sidney, Alex, OutdoorExposure: Thanks guys!
@Rene: Thanks for the tip! Will try that next time!
February 26th, 2006 at 2:54 am
what an ethereal photo!
February 27th, 2006 at 8:18 am
i like both versions! and i also love the added drama brought about by the human silhouettes. also, this new section is cool, mas marami kami matutunan
keep it up!
February 27th, 2006 at 9:13 pm
yan… dagdagan kaalaman na naman… yahoo!!! thanks for always looking out for the interest of your visitors… i like the two versions…
March 3rd, 2006 at 8:36 am
what can i say? bravo!!!! i love both versions. sana tuloy tuloy na ‘tong bago mong section, para naman makakuha kami ng tips mula sa isang bihasa….