So I'm having a blast turning the view from Kiener Plaza into my own "Dark City" world with single image tone mapping. Next up is the AT&T building, processed in Nik HDR Efex using the "Turquoise Night" preset as a starting point. Levels and curves were adjusted in Photoshop CS5 and lens correction was applied. Finally, I added the "CSI Miami" glow in Nik Color Efex Pro.
The monochrome conversion is courtesy Nik Silver Efex Pro, using a red filter and sepia/blue split tone.
I'm trying a solarized version of each picture in the series. This is my least favorite of the three, perhaps because the clouds are too harsh.
| Technical | |
| Camera: | Nikon D700 |
| Lens: | Nikkor AF 24-85mm f2.8-4 IF |
| Exposure: | ISO 200, 35mm @ f/4.5 @ 1/1600s, Auto WB, RAW |
| Lighting: | Morning daylight |
| Support: | Handheld |
| Location: | Kiener Plaza, St. Louis GPS |
| Dates: | Capture - April 11, 2010, Processed - January 14, 2011 |
| Processing: | Lightroom 3.3, Photoshop CS5, Nik HDR Efex, Nik Silver Efex Pro, Nik Color Efex Pro |
2 comments:
You're on another roll with this series Preston. Very cool work.
Thank so much, Ben. It is a bit hit or miss, but I'm learning quite a bit with these tests. I'm trying to figure out how Helmut Newton was able to transform, say, a beautiful resort into an parallel universe that is moody and menacing. It is much harder than I at first imagined.
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