St. Louis Art Museum Muse at Dusk

The muse to the right of the St. Louis Art Museum main entrance as it appeared at dusk.  The building is lit by a sodium vapor streetlight and the statue by skylight and tungsten.  Auto white balance from Nikon draws some heavy flack in reviews, but I think it does a remarkable job interpreting perceptual colors.  A picture I took in January this year does not have the black railing showing at the foot of the statue.    

Monochrome was processed in Nik Silver Efex Pro using a green filter equivalent to Wratten #61 and toned sepia/blue in Lightroom 3.

Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikkor AF-S 50mm f1.4 G
Exposure: ISO 200, f/5.6 @ 1/5s
Support: Handheld
Lighting: Mixed dusk skylight, tungsten and sodium vapor streetlight
Location: St. Louis Art Musem GPS
Dates: Capture - November 26, 2010, Processed - November 27, 2010
Processing: RAW in Lightroom 3 and Nik Silver Efex Pro

Roman Face Study #2, St. Louis Art Museum

I keep returning to shoot to this ancient Roman bust at the St. Louis Art Museum because it just feels so iconic.  This time, I'm giving our old pal the faux-Fresson treatment and I'm very happy with the result.

Technical: Nikon D700, Nikkor 24-85mm f2.8-f4 in macro mode, ISO 400, f/4.0 @ 1/60s, handheld, manual focus.  RAW file processed in Lightroom 2.6 first, then in Nik Color Efex Pro to create the Fresson sytle.