Happy Columbus Day!
Here in the US, this day is to commemorate the first journey to the Americas by Christopher Columbus in 1492. The actual date was October 12 but the Federal Government has move many “holidays” to Mondays, and this one falls on the 2nd Monday of October each year.
Since I have no photos (nor anyone else) of the Nina, the Pinta or the Santa Maria, I decided to at least post a tall ship image for today.
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This 295 foot vessel was launched in 1936 by Germany and transferred to the United States after World War II in 1946. The Eagle is used for training purposes and can often be found along the US east coast, although there was a year-long trip to Australia in 1987.
If you live in the Boston or New York areas, you may have likely seen this historic vessel in and around the harbors during tall ship gathering events.
Processing
What began as a 3-shot bracket run through HDR Efex Pro 2, ended up with me selecting the “0″ exposure and processing it in Lightroom 4.
By the way, Lightroom 4.2 is now available (Update).
Once in LR , I applied the “Punch” preset that comes with the package and is located under the “Lightroom General Presets” dropdown.
Presets, as many of you know, make great starting points and after a few slider adjustments can dramatically change an image.
The settings shown here worked well for the image above, but every image is different and experimenting is always the best practice for the best results.
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I like the rationale for posting this image today Jimi. And I like the image itself even more. Nice work.
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Nice shot, Jimi. The warm colors are great. And the leading lines up to the eagle work perfectly.
Mark Neal recently posted..HDR – The Dog with A Lady on a Woodsy Stroll
nicely done Jimi, love the blue and orange tones here
Jim Nix recently posted..The open road
Nice Shot Jimi. I like the colors you were able to bring out. I love these old sailing vessels. I remember visiting one when I was living in California and found it fascinating.
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Sweet early morning light here Jimi. Definitely did not need the full bracket set for this image. The single shot in Lightroom has produces a perfect finish to your excellent capture.
Mark Summerfield recently posted..Columbus Day
Like the way it goes from cool to warm.
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Absolutely stunning, Jimi!!
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Gorgeous Jimi.
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