Infinite Blue

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted November 19, 2011297 views7 comments

Florida Keys

2 exposures were used to create this image. 1 with a 10 stop filter for 30 seconds to smooth the water and the 2nd image (1/80th) for the sky. Without a doubt the most difficult part of processing this image was creating a mask to separate the pier from the water. Most of it is hand blended (painted) as it was necessary to use different color balances for the wood of the pier and the water.

Canon 5DII 17mm f14 ISO 100

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Todd Liotine on November 19, 2011 at 1:29 PM

Beautiful image, since you mentioned it i notice something strange going on with the color of the pier int he lower left corner. Otherwise very interesting with the daytime sky and the typically twilight water effect. Which 17mm lens did you use?

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Comment posted by Shawn Vogt on November 19, 2011 at 3:16 PM

Todd - I used the Canon 17-40. Actually, the discoloration existed on the dock and looked even worse once I got back to my computer... I've spent some time targeting that area to make it look more natural. Also had I been about 30 minutes later I could have avoided the rope shadows. I was happy to have the sky I had so I'm not being too picky about the dock...

Registered on September 28, 2011, 3 Posts, 4 Comments

Comment posted by John Kerr on November 20, 2011 at 7:26 AM

Very inviting. Great depth of field and wonderful color.

Registered on October 28, 2009, 111 Posts, 1070 Comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on November 20, 2011 at 10:17 PM

A classic Key's scene with a great sky and well handled water. I see some blue encroaching on the lower left - not sure if that was natural or not and the edge of the dock shows some artifacts from processing

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on November 22, 2011 at 6:32 AM

This is really well done. The slight discolorations don't bother me much. Great perspective.

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Comment posted by Reno DiTullio on November 28, 2011 at 4:45 PM

Beautiful all the way around, good job on the pp, well done

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on November 29, 2011 at 10:46 PM

I assume the reason to separate them out was the wb issue caused by the long exposure? Either way looks like the way I would have shot it. Love it. Now to find it :)

aF

Registered on October 26, 2009, 399 Posts, 2789 Comments