Bowral Lookout (HDR)

[Octane]

Hi all,

Yesterday was a public holiday (Family and Community Day) in Canberra. Really, it's just an excuse for a day off on Melbourne Cup Day. It also happened to be a beautiful day.

I decided to go for a drive up to Bowral as I had never been up there and a colleague of mine had a wedding there recently. I figured it'd be a picturesque town.

I looked for the nearest points of interest on my Navman and found a lookout. So, I drove up the mountain, parked the car, ate an almond croissant from the award winning patisserie on Bong Bong Street, and went for a walk with camera and tripod in stow.

After about ten minutes of walking, I came across a cliff edge jutting out. Perfect.

Being a glutton for punishment, as always, after the success of my Lake Weereewaa shot, I decided to try another HDR mosaic. This is a mosaic of 14 images, each of which was a 3-image HDR composition (AEB on the camera).

This is a horribly compressed image (12.5% of original, in size) and as a result, you will notice heavy artifacting. If anyone's interested, I can direct you to a higher resolution version. Also, I didn't bother "fixing" the image where ghosting has occurred due to movement in the branches of the trees; I was high up and there was a fair breeze.

Data: Canon EOS-350D, Canon EF 24-105mm F/4L (set to 24mm and stopped down to F/8). God, I love this lens.

Comments and critique, welcome.

Regards,
Humayun

[h0ughy]

certainly is a different look - never been there looks good!

[astro_south]

That is really nice and subtle HDR Humayun. The clouds seem consistent for a 15 (x3) shot mosaic. Were they slow moving or are you super quick taking the shots?

[Octane]

David,

Cheers, mate. If you do get down there, make sure you try the food at Elephant Boy Cafe and the patisserie just down the road from it.



Chris,

Thanks! It was a bit of both, actually! :)

Regards,
Humayun

[hector]

Very good image. you havent over done the HDR which is great. It looks like you had a Polarizing filter on the lens with the depth of the sky. Your choice of f8 works well with the depth of field as well.
Well done
Andrew

[RB]

A very nice HDR Humayun, well done.
The Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 IS L is my most used lens, it's so versatile.

:thumbsup:

[Octane]

Andrew,

Thank you, kindly, sir. :)

I noticed the polarizing effect whilst processing the images. I think it comes out quite nicely.



Andrew,

Thanks, mate!

Yeah, it is such a versatile lens. I love the background blur when shooting a close-up subject at 105mm, wide open. I wish it came in a f/2.8 configuration. ;)

I'm looking forward to purchasing the 70-200 f/2.8L IS USM. :D

Regards,
Humayun