Monday, 23 December 2013

Trakai V

0342 - Lithuania, Trakai, Ice Skaters HDR

Ice skaters in the mist. Local people ice skating on the frozen lake in front of the castle at Trakai. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Lightroom.

Sunday, 22 December 2013

Trakai IV

0341 - Lithuania, Trakai, Frozen Lake HDR

The frozen lake surrounding the castle at Trakia, Lithuania. The lake was so frozen that people are able to walk across it without any problems. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix, Adobe Lightroom and GIMP.

Saturday, 21 December 2013

Stamford XXI

0340 - England, Stamford, Burghley House HDR

Deer in front of Burghley House found close to Stamford in Lincolnshire, England. The house and rooms within it have been used to film scenes for Pride & Prejudice, The Da Vinci Code, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, plus others. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Adobe Lightroom, with final touch up being performed in GIMP.

Friday, 20 December 2013

Riga I

0339 - Latvia, Riga, Christmas Market HDR
The light slowly fading during dusk at the Christmas market in Livu Lakumas square in Riga, Latvia. A panorama composed of four lots of three exposure HDR images (twelve total images). Images were stitched together using Hugin, tonemapped using Photomatix and final touch up in Adobe Lightroom.

Thursday, 19 December 2013

Trakai III

0338 - Lithuania, Trakai, Castle And Lake HDR

A panoramic capture of the mist descending over the castle at Trakai, including both wooden bridges and the moon. Four lots of three exposure images (12 shots in total), merged using Hugin, tonemapped in Photomatix and final touch up in Adobe Lightroom and GIMP.

Wednesday, 18 December 2013

Trakai II

0337 - Lithuania, Trakai, Tree HDR

A rather photogenic tree found on the castle island in Trakai, Lithuania. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Lightroom.

Tuesday, 17 December 2013

Trakai I

0336 - Lithuania, Trakai, Castle HDR

The castle found on an island surrounded by frozen lakes in Trakia, Lithuania. The locals cleared a path on the frozen lake, however, this was more like an slippery icy walkway of death! A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix and Adobe Lightroom.

Monday, 16 December 2013

Nottingham XL

0335 - England, Nottingham, Wollaton Hall HDR

The country house (Wollaton Hall) that was used as Wayne Manor in the 'Batman: The Dark Knight Rises' film. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix. Final touch up being performed using Adobe Lightroom and GIMP.

Monday, 9 December 2013

Nottingham XXXIX

0334 - England, Nottingham, Trent Building HDR

A panoramic of the Trent Building in the snow, found on Nottingham University campus. A total of 18 exposures (6 x 3) merged to give a panoramic using Hugin. The resulting image was tonemapped using Photomatix with final touch up in Adobe Lightroom. Best viewed large on black.

Sunday, 8 December 2013

Attenborough IX

0333 - England, Nottinghamshire, Attenborough Nature Reserve

A grey squirrel found sitting in a tree at Attenborough Nature Reserve. Taken using a Canon EOS 500D with 18-55 mm EF-S kit lens. A single shot processed using Adobe Lightroom.

Saturday, 7 December 2013

Attenborough VIII

0332 - England, Nottinghamshire, Attenborough Nature Reserve HDR

The sun (just out of shot to the right) setting over one of the lakes at Attenborough Nature Reserve. A three exposure HDR image processed using Photomatix. Touch up performed using Adobe Lightroom and GIMP.

Friday, 6 December 2013

Antwerp I

0331 - Belgium, Antwerp, Stadsfeestzaal HDR
The one hundred year old Stadsfeestzaal in Antwerp, Belgium. Destroyed by fire in 2000, the rebuilt and renovated shopping centre was reopened in 2007. Four HDR images (each comprising of three exposures) were merged using Hugin. HDR images were processed using Photomatix and the resulting image was processed using Adobe Lightroom and GIMP. There are a few stitching errors (mainly due to parallax), but I think they're subtle enough not to notice.