The Bay Bridge III
My second attempt at this shot. Slightly better than my first. Could be better still but kinda rushed it because it was freakin' cold! Will keep trying!
Golden Gate Bridge IV & V
Revisited the Golden Gate Bridge again recently. "I feel" my captures are getting better and better each time. Maybe it's my focus is getting sharper, maybe it's my location or the clouds in the sky. I do know for sure that I'm understanding post processing a lot better but they also go hand in hand. Post processing can only help so much if the capture is not ideal.
Looking back at many of my previous captures of the Golden Gate Bridge, I can see progression in quality. With this set I almost like both of them equally. I like the sharpness of the towers in first image at the same time I like the slight softness to the second. Kinda gives it that dreamy look without going over the top where the colors come in too hot and glowing like my first attempt, which now I'm really disliking.
Palace of Fine Arts II
My second and in my opinion more powerful shot of the Palace of Fine Arts (
). I'm really understanding this whole light thing. Photographing such subjects during a bright sunny day although more convenient (and warmer) is much more challenging and always seem turns out flatter than I intended. Gonna have to practice that more. Filters, under exposing, etc...
Wildest Ride In the Wilderness
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. One of my favorite rides growing up and as old as it is (opening in 1979) it still hasn't lost it's magic. Here we are standing on one of the bridges crossing into Frontierland in Disneyland, waiting for one of the trains to race by. This fast action HDR was taken with 3 exposures and ghosting was eliminated within Photomatix.