This is my first video tutorial for 2012. This video covers Photomatix Pro 4.0, the best HDR software, IMO. Video tutorial is not perfect but it works for a basic how-to guide covering tone mapping using Detail Enhancer.
Another shot of the famous Captain Kimo Driftwood from the Lake Worth Lagoon at Singer Island. So far this is my favorite photo of the dead wood. But I have another image in my mind that will require mother nature’s help. Hopefully this tree will still be here when all the perfect ingredients come together.
Here’s a black and white version of the previous driftwood photo. This is what happens when I process too many photos in one day. My eye gets tired and I start to lose the ability to decide what looks good and what doesn’t. This will be my fifth photo posted for today… four more to go!
Here’s another shot of Captain Kimo’s Driftwood from Lake Worth Lagoon. I have another one coming that’s cropped and converted to black and white. Let me know which you like better.
I am totally claiming this as Captain Kimo’s Driftwood, lol. So if you plan on going out to shoot this you’ll have to refer to it as Captain Kimo’s Driftwood.
My third attempt this week for a sunset at Lake Worth Lagoon, and you know what they say… “third times a charm.” Well in this case it was true. I’m working backwards through this series. This was shot 30 minutes after sunset so you can imagine what the others will look like. Let’s just say, I finally got the mangrove shot I wanted from this place, and then some.
I tried again this morning for another shoot at Lake Worth Lagoon. I didn’t have any hopes for a good shot. But you never know what the day will bring until you get there. It didn’t bring much! I got less than five minute of color as the sun peaked through the clouds. It was enough to salvage this mornings uneventful sunrise.
This evening I went out to Singer Island and walked across the Lake Worth Lagoon to Munyon Island. I was hoping to get a good sunset but that didn’t happen. It was looking pretty good until it disappeared behind some dense clouds. At least I managed to snap this self portrait before the sun vanished.
The Kapok Tree in Palm Beach Island next to the Flagler Museum can’ t be appreciated in a picture unless there’s someone standing next to it to show it’s enormous size.So here’s a shot of me standing on one of it’s roots.
My favorite tree in all of Palm Beach County is this Kapok Tree located next to the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach Island. There was enough lights to illuminate the tree very nicely considering it was nighttime. The moon added a little flare to the image as well. Two exposure HDR using Photomatix Pro.
