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HDR: Getting any closer?
I read the Adobe article on HDR and it seems likely that the file has to be exported as an AVIF of JPEG XL file to retain the HDR data. This file is AVIF. Needs to be opened on a browser that supports this and an HDR compatible screen.
A foot into HDR editing.
Nice image, atmospheric mist and the dawn breaking through with an iconic metal cross emerging from the loch. Problem is the editing. Lightroom HDR editing looks perfect within Light room but exported it look muddy and dull. Top image is the jpeg export and the lower one the TIFF export. Back to the books to try to work out what is going on!
Update 15/12/24: The third image is saved in AVIF format which I though would retain the HDR data but it looks exactly the same standard dynamic range as the other two but displays as HDR in iPhone 15 so I think this is an issue with the web browser not handling the HDR file types.
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For Manoj.
Hi Manoj, These are there more abstract images from yesterday morning (01/11/20) at Loch Chon that you wanted to see. The exposure was causing havoc with the camera sensor so I still need to sort out the colour grading.
Loch Chon Abstracts in the Fog. Loch Chon Abstracts in the Fog. 
Loch Chon Abstracts in the Fog. 
Loch Chon Abstracts in the Fog. Loch Chon Abstracts in the Fog. 
Loch Chon Abstracts in the Fog.
For Zahid
Colour Temperature at Kilchurn Castle
An insanely early trip to Loch Awe and Kilchurn Castle this week. Arriving at 5.30am before sunrise we picked our way through the marsh to the edge of the water and waited for the dawn. The air was still and clear with a magical display of stars above. To be honest, the images from this trip are a bit underwhelming but there’s always something to observe and learn. The photographs have a subtle shift in colour as the light rises from a blue pre-dawn light that is flat and mysterious with 30 seconds of exposure time to the warmer tones at first light and the harsher contrast and warmer light as the sun clears the hills.
Niall and I got to discussing the merits of each situation. Most of the pictures we have seen are taken after sunrise because most people are infinitely more sensible than the the two of us stumbling around in marshland in the dark to catch the very first light of the day. The fully lit scene is normal. It looks like the landscape we all experience. It’s ok but its familiarity makes it less interesting I think. That blue, flat light that comes from no direction in particular is a rare thing. We both agreed that even if we did not make any earth-shattering images that day just to be in that light, at that place for a few minutes to experience something that is out of the ordinary is worth the 3am rise.
Kilchurn Castle March 2019 05.20am
Kilchurn Castle 2 March 2019 06.02am
Kilchurn Castle 3 March 2019 06.42am
London and New York (for Aleen)
Lewis and Harris
It was a delight to be back to the place that always will feel like home to me. Lewis was where I grew up and the landscape of moors, lochs, cliffs and beaches is always a tonic for me. Even more important than the place are the people. Warm, genuine and down to earth. I always leave feeling refreshed and happy. Thanks to everyone who passed time with me and with my family these last 2 months.
Harris sunset
Cliffs Near Dail Beag
Reaching the Beach for the Last Glow
Reaching the beach just in time for the last glow on the water.
Sunset.
Conditions: Very windy with a moderate swell. Sheltered here by the dunes.
Camera work: Canon 5D3, 25-70L lens at 30mm, 2 stopND hard grad on the sky. 4″ at f/11, iso 100.
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