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Deep Breath

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My first shoot since I got back from south island, I was expecting a good sunset but then those low thick clouds formed on the horizon which usually means the sunset is ruined but eventually the sun shone through giving this streak of really strong orange light.

Hamilton's Gap, Awhitu, Auckland, NZ.

Processing:

I don't have a decent ND Grad filter so all my shots are exposure blends. Basically, for those who don't know, I take two or more exposures (one for the sky, one for the the mid ground, one for the foreground and in this case one for the rocks) using a tripod and manually blended them in Photoshop CS3. This method takes some time to get right and retain quality but if you can't afford an ND Grad and are competent in Photoshop, exposure blends are well worth the time and effort.

Edit: Made it very slightly darker using curves, it makes everything stand out a bit more. Also, the horizon was very slightly un-level so I corrected it after :iconsassaputzin: pointed it out.

Canon 40D
Canon 10-22mm
2, 0.6, 0.3, and 1/6 secs
f/22,
ISO 100
10mm
Image size
800x534px 113.83 KB
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