Comments on: Patience, a photographer’s ally

By: John Watson

John Watson — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:47:26 +0000

Thanks, Brittany. You can see a screencast of editing that pier photo here: http://photodoto.com/screencast-editing-huntington-beach-pier-sunset/

By: Brittany Stover

Brittany Stover — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:38:23 +0000

This was an amazing tutorial. Thanks so much. I was also wondering if you could take me through how you edited the pier with the lights. How did you get the lights to glow, etc. Do you remember what your shutter speed and aperture were? Please do tell. Thanks so much!

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Screencast: Editing Huntington Beach Pier Sunset | Photodoto — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:17:34 +0000

[...] A short screencast showing the power of the curves tool for enhancing contrast, increasing saturation, and color adjustment. A large final version of this photo can be seen at lightproofbox.com. This photo is from an essay I wrote called Patience, A Photographer’s Ally. [...]

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By: Millard

Millard — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:52:46 +0000

I looked at the first two shots and thought, well this is going to be boring, then whammie!! Nice shots, and yes, without patience, you will never be a photographer.

I have driven to the North Georgia mountains in the pre-dawn hours of the Fall (90-120 minutes drive) more than once only to be disappointed.

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By: Jack Howard

Jack Howard — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:10:17 +0000

Nice HDR shots John!

And having lived near the Atlantic for much of my life, I know exactly what you’re talking about with the patience and ever-changing light along the edge of land and water.

Have fun, keep shooting, and thanks for the shoutout!

–Jack

By: John Watson

John Watson — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:10:12 +0000

Thanks, Sandeep. I did some post processing but I can’t remember all of the steps… It was mostly curves adjustments to bring out the color. I think one locally for the sky which needed more contrast and then a red adjustment overall. I think I’ll do an “anatomy of a photo edit” post about that one with more details.

By: Sandeep Thukral

Sandeep Thukral — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:34:26 +0000

Al, If you are referring to the last two shots posted int he article, I guess those are HDRs from the shots shown as small thumbnails in the middle of the article. John should be able to confirm the same.

John, the keeper sunset shot is amazing. How much PP was done to it, if at all?

By: Bryan Villarin

Bryan Villarin — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:24:21 +0000

I had a similar experience at Santa Monica on Saturday, but the marine layer didn’t completely cover the horizon. We were fortunate.

P.S. Those photos are fantastic!