Columbia Park HDR Panorama

Columbia_Park_Panorama, a photo by SlowManLuis2011 on Flickr.

I tried 2 processes here. One was to stitch a panorama together and the other was to do an HDR to capture the dynamic range of light. I did this handheld which is quite amazing as I would have thought a tripod was needed but since I used a high enough shutter speed I was able to get sharp photos which the software can then stitch together. The HDR process was quite interesting as I had to learn some features in the camera that I had not used before. Initially I just manually changed the EV compensation. I tried the bracketing function in the camera which allowed one to set the number of shots and the EV compensation required. To minimize the framing changes I used burst mode to fire the camera. I then discovered that the camera had interval timer function which allowed one to fire a series of shots after specified intervals. SInce I only used one interval it was not really necessary to use this (doh). However if I had wanted to used time lapse photography this would have come in handy. I would have find a way to set the exposure (I was using manual) to use this technique. Interesting learning experience...not please with the HDR result though. It is possible to get 'decent' HDR results that don't look too over-processed but I have to find out how. Back to the drawing board.

fall morning

fall morning 2, a photo by SlowManLuis2011 on Flickr.

This image shows how important early morning or for that matter late afternoon light is to an image. Even a simple hohum image looks terrific because of the morning sun. Have to get out there more often.

100 Portraits

7/100 - Furqan, a photo by SlowManLuis2011 on Flickr.

Another project that I can't seem to keep going with any regularity. I suppose it's the fear of approaching strangers to photograph them. I will keep trying...

back alley (HDR)

back alley, a photo by SlowManLuis2011 on Flickr.

Have to keep trying and playing and understanding how to use this. There are times I want to make it transparent but as this photo is a bit on the so-so side a more pronounced HDR effect I thought was called for.

G+

fall, a photo by SlowManLuis2011 on Flickr.

I've been playing around with Google +. I don't like the interface, seems to be designed by techies as half the time you can't seem to do what you really want. But the content (photography) has inspired me to go out into different directions.

Columbia Park (GND Filter)

Columbia Park, a photo by SlowManLuis2011 on Flickr.

What a world of difference the use of a GND filter makes. Instead of a white sky or a black field we get both. Not the best shot but it does show the possibilities...