Today’s dramatic change is of the sunset fog rolling in over the Marin Headlands in the San Francisco Bay.
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The fact that I was able to get so much color and detail out of some very dark shadows is a testament to how much information is stored in a digital RAW file. It’s really no different than a traditional film negative, the darkroom has just gone digital.
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Sunset Fog Over the Marin Headlands
San Francisco Bay, California, USA
Photographed: July 29, 2010
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: 70-300mm @ 112mm
Exposure: 1/640 second
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 160
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When preparing for this post, I took the before and after versions back into Photoshop and tried to show the dramatic change in a few different ways. Below are three of my favorites.
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Finally, for those curious of how I created the “after” image using Photoshop and Topaz Adjust (a must have for all digital artists), here are my layers…
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