At sunset

3 bracketed (+2, 0, -2 EV), composed using Photomatix under Wine and converted from 16 bit TIFF to 8 bit JPG using CinePaint

Playing with an underexposed shot. Seagulls eating in low water at sunset. Workflow: RAW -> ShowFoto -> JPG -> TheGIMP -> diana-holga2 script -> desaturation

Following Jean-Michel hint, I used QtPfsGUI to tone-map a single shot instead of a three bracketed shots HDR. I like the effect very much. Let me know your opinions. Qtpfsgui 1.8.12 tonemapping parameters: Operator: Mantiuk Parameters: Contrast Equalizat…

Summer is flying away... (Best seen large) Qtpfsgui 1.8.12 tonemapping parameters: Operator: Mantiuk Parameters: Contrast Equalization Saturation Factor: 0.8 ------ PreGamma: 1

Dedicated to the old Flickr friends I met again here on Ipernity. After a discussion on the zone system with Aref, I made some experiments using Lightzone Basic (and Picasa).

Have a nice weekend, my friends old and new Real colours, not Gimped; ok, not real colours: the representation of something more more amazing, something a camera sensor cannot capture

Too much time without a sunset :-))

Light, satiate my thirst of beauty. Sun, fill my body of warmth. Air, caress me with delight. Sky, take me away and give me some peace.

Because the colour of a sunset doesn't need Photoshop at all... (Pippina)

Another sunset through the windshield, returning home Duel with Elkal, Duel group

B&W: www.ipernity.com/doc/robertoballerini/12 30101 Original: www.ipernity.com/doc/robertoballerini/12 30100

Color: www.ipernity.com/doc/robertoballerini/12 30102 Original: www.ipernity.com/doc/robertoballerini/12 30100

Holga color: www.ipernity.com/doc/robertoballerini/12 30102 Holga B&W: www.ipernity.com/doc/robertoballerini/12 30101