HDR photo of a lifeguard tower was taken in Singer Island Beach, Florida. Usually I merge all my HDR photos using Photomatix but I did something different with this lifeguard tower. I blended all three exposure together in Photoshop to create one image. When blending exposures in Photoshop you will always get a more natural look compared to Photomatix. However Photomatix does a better job with creating more dynamic HDR images.
Processing Technique: 3 exposure HDR merged using Photomatix. Detail enhanced using Topaz Adjust. Noise removed by Topaz DeNoise. Image smoothed using Topaz Simplify. Photo processed with Photoshop CS4.
Camera Used: Canon 5D Mark1
Lens Used: Canon 17-35mm f/2.8L USM
Camera Settings: ISO 200, Aperture Priority, f/2.8 @ 1/200 of a second, AEB +2/0/-2
Processing Time: 3 hours
Location: Singer Island Beach, Singer Island, Florida
[mappress]
