Comments on: Schloga sunset

By: matthijs

matthijs — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 23:07:29 +0000

beautiful shot. the long exposure made the lake so tranquil.. Very nice!

By: Kim

Kim — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:58:08 +0000

What a serene and peaceful place – gorgeous shot!

By: Andrei

Andrei — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 08:06:40 +0000

Very beautiful. I’m going to Karlsruhe in September, will definitely have to bring the camera.

By: Matthias Pabst

Matthias Pabst — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:59:47 +0000

Hi Sumit,
well, you’re right. A lot of my images are processed as HDR images (usually from 3 different exposures) but that’s just a small part of the whole processing. I do a lot more with layers, masks, gradients, curves, tones, dodge & burn etc. There’s no trick. Ok, a small hint: produce low contrast HDR images.
Best regards,
Matthias

By: Sumit

Sumit — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:09:13 +0000

Hey Matthias,
Many thanks for this information. I will certainly try out the settings you have mentioned. Hopefully, my images will come out as beautiful as yours.
Another question… almost all your images have a very beautiful color and look almost HDR like. But I suspect that these are single shot exposures that you have done. Is there any trick to getting these beautiful colors and tonal range?
Warm Regards,
Sumit

By: Matthias Pabst

Matthias Pabst — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 05:31:46 +0000

Hi Sumit,
it was a bit windy and the water wasn’t very calm. I used a ND filter for the long exposure to get a really silk and smooth water surface.
I think F13 is also a good aperture for photos with such a depth (even w/o using a filter).
Thanks!
Best regards,
Matthias

By: Sumit

Sumit — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 01:08:14 +0000

Just trying to understand, what was the reason for keeping such a long exposure and small aperture? Did it result in some special effect?
Would the photo have turned out different had you increased the aperture to say f1.8 and decreased the shutter speed?
Amazing photo; I love the stillness of the water and the reflection.
Warm Regards,
Sumit