Child Mummy #3, St. Louis Science Center

This version of the portrait of the South American child mummy at the St. Louis Science Center is even more intimate that the first two.  Processing started with #2 post in Nik HDR Efex using the "Sepia?" preset available for download from Nik, then converted to monochrome in Nik Silver Efex pro using a custom preset I call "High Structure w/Split Tone".

Lens: Nikkor AF 24-85mm f2.8-4 IF 

Camera: Nikon D100

Exposure: ISO 400, 85mm @ f/4.0 @ 1/15s, Auto WB, handheld, RAW

Lighting: Mercury vapor and window light

Location: 5050 Oakland Avenue, St. Louis, MO GPS

Date: Capture - 2007-08-26, Processing - 2010-10-20

Processing: Lightroom 3, Nik HDR Efex, Nik Silver Efex Pro

Child Mummy #2, St. Louis Science Center

Revisiting a portrait I took of the child mummy at the St. Louis Science Center with Nik tools, I thought I'd try a warmer approach.  Considering that the mummy sits in a plexi case and is lit with a combo of sunlight and mercury vapor, I'm amazed by how clean the Auto WB is on Nikon cameras, even early models like the D100.

Technical: Nikon D100, Nikkor 24-85mm f2.8-f4, ISO 400, 85mm @ f/4.0 @ 1/15s, auto WB, handheld.  RAW file processed in Lightroom 2.6, Nik Dfine, Nik RAW pre-sharpener, Nik Vivenza, Nik Color Efex Pro.

Child Mummy, Science Center