Sunset clouds

Sunset clouds in Ripon.

Ripon sky

Nice sky tonight.

Experiments in HDR

Here is my first real attempt at an HDR image, taken from three shot with a 1.3+- exposure bracketing.
The foreground is a bit blurry as the wind was moving the plants and I wasn’t using a tripod, notes for next time.

• After converting from the RAW files I arranged the three images as separate layers in Photoshop.
• The layers where arranged as +1.3 exposure,normal,-1.3.
• Then I added layer masks to the top two layers.
• Painting on the top layer mask I removed the “burnt out” sections from the top layers so the correctly exposed section from the layer below showed through.
• I repeated this again on the second layer.
• I ran a low Gaussian blur on the layer masks to soften the edges of the masks to reduce the halo effect.
• Then I merge each layer into the one below to create the finished image.

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April Ripon Sunset

April Ripon Sunset
Originally uploaded by Alastair Montgomery

Taken on my LG RENOIR KC910 when walking the dog on Hells Wath Ripon

Picture : leaving work sunset.

Snapped this sunset in York on my phone, leaving work yesterday.

Pink sky at night

One good thing about taking the dog out is you get to see sunsets like this!

Picture : Dog Walk 20th August 2008

More cloud pictures from walks with the dog, captured on my Sony Ericsson K800i

All pictures from Hell’s Wath in Ripon.

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Picture : Dog Walk 4th September 2007

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Picture : Dog Walk 27th August 2007 3

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Picture : Dog Walk 27th August 2007 2

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