Its been a while since i popped into flickr. Trust everyone is doing great so far unlike me who is suffering from flu, sore throat & bad nasty cough for the past weeks. Despite that, i know its no excuse but i really have not visited anyone at all. duh! :S Therefore thank u heaps for your nice comments u’ve given for those past few posts. I will definitely put in more effort soon for sure.
Abt this shot, i considered myself lucky to be able to get a night shot of Angkor Wat as it normally closes at 6pm & everyone has to leave the place. However that evening was the celebration of the Cambodian New Year which i didn’t even realise. It was packed with hundreds & hundreds of ppl as you can see from the ghosting of everyone walking past me. This shot could be much worse with just legs, shoes & back of ppl but i think the long exposure does save the pic a fair bit.
View LARGE On Black to join in the celebration
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About
New Year Celebration at Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia
The Shot
Standard 3 exposure shot (+2..0..-2 EV) with tripod using Sigma DC HSM 10-20mm lens
Photomatix (15% Discount Code - ARTIENG15)
- Tonemapped generated HDR using detail enhancer option
Photoshop
- Added 1 layer mask effect of ‘curves’ to increase the contrast
- Added 1 layer mask effect of ‘saturation’ (yellows) to adjust the tone of lightings
- Added 1 layer mask effect of ‘saturation’ (reds) to desaturate the stone
- Applied stamp cloning to remove as much ghosting as possible
- Used a slight amount of ‘unsharp mask’ (as always) on the background layer
You
All comments, criticism and tips for improvements are (as always) welcome
Music
Kylie Minogue - Celebration
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