Sand Beach on the Meramec River, HDR Variations

For a project I'm tentatively calling "Dark City", I established a processing workflow.  So far I've been using it only on cityscapes, but I thought the muted jewel tone color transformation might work on some natural landscape.  This series is my first experiment.  The processing steps: single image tone mapping in Nik HDR Efex, levels adjustment in Photoshop CS5, tweak in Nik Vivenza, crop in Lightroom 3 and apply a small amount of glow in Nik Color Efex Pro.      

Monochrome with blue/sepia split tone created in Nik Silver Efex Pro.

Back in Nik Color Efex Pro to make a Polaroid Transfer, just for fun.  I like how it looks more painterly, sort of like a water color.

Technical
Camera:	Nikon D700
Lens:	AF NIKKOR 180mm f/2.8D IF-ED "Leni Lens"
Exposure:	ISO 200, f/8.0 @ 1/500s, Auto WB, RAW
Lighting:	Morning daylight
Support:	Handheld
Location:	Castlewood State Park GPS
Dates:	Capture - April 11, 2010, Processed - January 23, 2011
Processing:	Lightroom 3.3, Photoshop CS5, Nik HDR Efex, Nik Silver Efex Pro, Nik Color Efex Pro

Tree in Fall 2009 Meramec River Flood

Fall colors are being swallowed by a freak flood of the Meramec River.  About ten feet of this tree is under water.  The vantage point is from about half way up the Valley Park levee.

Technial: Nikon D700, Nikkor 180mm f2.8 "Leni Lens", ISO 200, f/4.0 @ 1/800s, handheld.  RAW file processed in Lightroom 2.4 64-bit.

Grid #6, Flooded Park Bench

Back view of a half submerged park bench near the flooding Meramec River, taken November 1, 2009.
Technical: Nikon D700, Nikkor 180mm f2.8, ISO 200, f/4.0 @ 1/640s, handheld.  RAW file processed in Lightroom 3 Beta 64-bit.

Meramec River Flood, Fall 2009

Last flood shot of the day, November 1, 2009, view from the Valley Park side of the river.  The flood crested today, November 2, 2009.

Technical: Nikon D700, Nikkor 24-85mm f2.8-f4.0, ISO 200, f/5.6 @ 1/2000s.  RAW file processed in Lightroom 3 64-bit Beta.

Meramec River - Castlewood Park

Infrared view of the Meramec River from the big hill at Castlewood Park.  Nikon D700, Nikkor AF 24-85mm f2.8-4 IF, ISO 200, Cokin P007 infrared filter, 28mm @ f/8.0 @ 1/400s, monochrome capture.  RAW file processed in Lightroom 2 to make minor exposure and contrast adjustments.