Heavenly Reflections • St Patrick's Cathedral • Melbourne
Another shot of the beautiful St Patrick’s Cathedral. This is my first attempt at doing a night-time HDR.
Details
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mk II
Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM
Exposure: 13 exposures (2,-1.66.-1.33,-1,.66,-.33,0,.33,.66,+1,+1.33,+1.66+2 EV)
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 16 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Accessories: Canon RC1 Wireless Remote, Expodisc,
Date and Time: 17 July 2009 7.06pm
Post Processing:
Imported into Lightroom
Exported 13 exposures to Photomatix
Tonemap generated HDR using detail enhancer option
Re-imported back into Lightroom
Exported HDR and 0 EV exposure to CS3 and layered HDR on top of 0 EV
Brush tool to even out the sky
Curves layer for contrast
Noise reduction layer
LucisArt 3 SE filter
Re-imported back into Lightroom
Slightly cropped in Lightroom
Vibrance adjustment in Lightroom
Sharpening in Lightroom
Added keyword metadata
Exported as JPEG
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Gino Iori
Stunning capture
William Bullimore replied
Much appreciated Gino.
EctoOne
WOW, just breath taking.
William Bullimore replied
Thank you Dan.
Alex Howen
I think you are setting the gold standard for this type of HDR image. Well done.
William Bullimore replied
Wow. Thanks Alex.
skyhorse
EXQUISITE – an instant favourite William, this is simply outstanding! Where did you take this from, near the water feature? I didn’t walk above that last week when I was there. Love the reflection!
William Bullimore replied
Thank you. Yes it’s just near the water feature. Fortunately Friday night mass was on so the gates were open.
Caroline Angell
A real favourite, this is just spectacular!!
William Bullimore replied
Thanks Caroline.
RoddyM
perfectly done , so vibrant and clear
William Bullimore replied
Thank you Roddy.
pene
wow !! this is stunning !!
William Bullimore replied
Thank you.
kathy s gillen...
stunning capture
William Bullimore replied
Thanks Kathy.
Aleksander
great composition and post production William!
William Bullimore replied
Thank you Aleksander.
Roseann
That is magnificent. Really well done.
William Bullimore replied
Thanks Roseann.
Peter Jarvis
Beautiful image
William Bullimore replied
Thank you Peter.
Rowan Plantag...
Absolutely lovely!
So clear and such awesome colours.
William Bullimore replied
Thanks Maureen.
Karen Helgesen
Karen Helgesen
Congratulations on your feature in Christian Churches, Statues and Crosses!
William Bullimore replied
Thank you for the feature Karen.
Scott d'Almeida
stunning,
William Bullimore replied
Thanks Scott.
Karen Checca
Oh, wow!! Magnificent capture! Congrats on your well-deserved feature!! :)Karen
William Bullimore replied
Much appreciated Karen.
Željko Malagurski
Fantastic shot (art!) William! ;)
William Bullimore replied
Thanks Željko.
arvyart
Beautiful image, William. I see it required exefrtion, but it was worth that. Congrats on the feature! :)
William Bullimore replied
Thanks so much.
John Vandeven
Wow….Brilliant image William….
William Bullimore replied
Much appreciated John.
lozzar
The color and sharpness are wonderful.. Great scene and photography.
William Bullimore replied
Thanks Lorraine.
Kelly Robinson
Another stunning image well done
William Bullimore replied
Thank you for the feature Kelly.
Marie Sharp
Magnificent capture! Congratulations on your feature!
Marie ~ Host
William Bullimore replied
Thank you for the feature Marie.
Daidalos
Wow extremely beautiful! Stunning work. Congratulations
Daidalos
PS: And great postprocessing, the best explanation of an HDR processing I ever read here at RB
William Bullimore replied
Thanks my friend. Glad that you liked my processing workflow description.
BigD
Excellent and so beautiful
pdsfotoart
very nice work
Shoaib .
awesome photo
LeilaniMelayna
Excellent nighttime capture, William!
Smiles Leilani
Evita
Absolutely beautiful !!! :D
simonesphotos
Wonderful shot William!
Xenedis
Great work. The colour and use of reflection is fantastic. Very appealing image.
Brandie1
Your work is stunning.
You have a great eye to go with your talent.
M G Pettett
Well taken!
Geoff Carpenter
Wonderful clarity,quality and colour William. Great description of your workflow.
Nicolette Thain
perfect!
3XEternity
Josh Hakman
Congratulations for your image Heavenly Reflections • St Patrick’s Cathedral • Melbourne, being voted the most popular in the ‘Melbourne at Night’ Challenge in the Night Photography Group.
You have been featured for a period of a week after the challenge closes.
William Bullimore replied
Wow. Thanks very much.
wolfcat
nice shot
Georgie Hart
Wow, congratulations on your challenge win William, this is truly heavenly.
Sharon Mau 17 days ago
Deon Van Den Berg 17 days ago
great capture
Jane Brack 17 days ago
Gorgeous! Congrats!!
Susanne Correa 17 days ago
Wanda-Lynn 17 days ago
Wow! What a Excellent capture and Beautiful scene!!
ShadowDancer 16 days ago
this made me breathless
E.R. Bazor 16 days ago
Stunning!
gavincraig1973 16 days ago
Wow this is stunning…
ChelseaBlue 16 days ago
This is very very nice, wonderful colour and reflections
Marita Sutherlin 15 days ago
Wow, Willliam, this is just incredibly stunning! Marita
Karen Stackpole 13 days ago
CONGRATULATIONS
Linda Yates 11 days ago
Breathtaking, William!! Wonderful work!! Congratulations on all the features, well deserved!!!
evilcat 1 day ago
Absolutely stunning!