I love to take pictures. I dream of some day having a digital SLR to use to satisfy my quest for even better photos. Then I’ll be a star …. Okay, probably not, but I’ll have a nicer camera!
I came across a photo blog called Stuck in Customs, where the author uses a processing technique that can create some amazing images. I have tried to learn the technique with an evaluation version of the software suggested on the site. I think I might investigate this further, because it can enhance the image if done right.
Two of my attempts:
This is Cutler Canyon of the Bear River, southwest of Newton. Jim Bridger rode his bull boat through this canyon, long before Cutler Reservoir was built. Here is the base image:
The second processed photo:
This is a photo of the Bear River, looking East from the Long Divide, near Newton. Below is the base image:
These photos were not taken using the prescribed method – auto exposure bracketing - but they turned out pretty good. I tested it with some auto-exposure photos that I took around the house today.
It does seem to work better if you can use auto-exposure bracketing when taking the picture the first time as compared to using editing software to tweak the exposure and save three versions.
I think it is a method that can make a nice end result, as long as one can justify the expense of a licensed version of the software that makes it possible.
2 comments:
I love the first processed photo of Cutler. Makes me homesick. Any chance i could get a high res version for my wallpaper desktop?
Tom, I just added a photo to my Flickr account, accessible in the right hand colum of my blog. It's not Cutler Canyon, because that photo is in low res and not big enough for a desktop. It's not processed, just a raw image, but I hope it works to keep you homesick!
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