Fountain of Renmark, South Australia :: HDR
Highest Position - Explore #1 | 01.01.2009 (Thanks for your constant support! :D)
(xoxoxo to Sylvia for the initial explore update :)) & big thanks to many who have kept me informed too! i know who u r... thank you! :D)
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Explore in the last 7 Days (Thanks to Mark for this! :)))
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My mom used to tell me that water resembles wealth in a way therefore this fountain shot is especially dedicated to all my flickr babies! :D Wishing all of you a wealthy & prosperous 2009 ahead! May all your dreams come true this year! :)
This shot was taken during a morning rest stop about 3 hours from adelaide. I have intentionally captured the sunlight as part of this shot to get some lens flare as i'm a sucker for it :P However it turns out there are too many so i cloned off quite a bit esp around the fountain area & just leave those big colourful ones behind! :P Have a wonderful weekend ahead!
View LARGE On Black to get prosperity & wealth :D
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About
The Fountain at Renmark, South Australia
The Shot
Standard 3 exposure shot (+2..0..-2 EV) taken handheld using Sigma DC HSM 10-20mm lens
Photomatix
- Tonemapped generated HDR using detail enhancer option
Photoshop
- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'curves' to increase the contrast
- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'saturation' (blues) to adjust the tone of sky
- Brushed the flowing water to give it a more silky feel
- Applied slight dodging along the fountain
- Stamp cloned away some obstructing lens flare
- Used 'unsharp mask' (as always) on the background layer
You
All comments, criticism and tips for improvements are (as always) welcome
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