Jetties At Lewes Beach

Camera- Canon 50D, Tripod mounted.

Lens- EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II @ 20mm

Settings- f/11, 1/5(median), ISO 100

Five exposures merged with Photomatix Pro 4. The HDRI was toned three separate times. One version concentrated on the sky striving for a more natural look. A second iteration focused on bringing out texture in the rocks. Lastly, a highlights and shadows map was created to gain contrast. The three images were blended in CS5. Lab mode was used to saturate colors.

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Assateague Lighthouse

Built in 1867, this 142 foot lighthouse towers over the landscape on Chincoteague Island, Va..

Camera- Canon 50D

Lens- EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II @ 20mm

Settings- f/22, 1/40th (median), ISO 100

Five exposure set captured on a tripod using 1 ev spacing. This was one of the first times I was able to use the Promote Control to fire off a set- WOW!!!!! What a delight it was to be able to get more than a three bracketed set with one click. I love this thing! Raws converted to Tiffs in ACR, merged with PS5's merge function and toned in PS5. Minor adjustments in LR3.

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Glen Riddle Golf Course

A seven exposure set created this HDR image of plush homes overlooking a pond on the Glen Riddle golf course in Berlin, MD.

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Fireman's Memorial

A blazing sunrise backs the memorial to America's firemen on the Boardwalk in Ocean City, MD.

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Holiday Lights

One of the most beautiful Christmas displays in Salisbury, MD. This HDR image was produced from seven exposures with 1ev spacing. Camera- Canon 50D, Lens- EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II @ 16mm, Settings- f/16, 3.2 sec.(median), ISO 100. Tripod mounted.

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Old Truck

This dilapidated, old truck sits beneath the bridge on the banks along the Choptank river in Cambridge, MD. After passing by this subject on many fair occasions, I picked, finally, a cold, brisk winter's day to make my approach.

Five exposures at 2ev spacing. Processed in Photomatix 3 and PS5.

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In The Long Run

The Old Wye Church in Wye Mills, MD. This quaint little Church sits about 200 yrds. south of what remains of the Wye Oak tree (Maryland's official state tree.) Camera- Canon 50D, Lens- EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II @ 26mm, Settings- f16, 1/13(median), ISO 100. Tripod mounted, three exposures with 2ev spacing were captured in Raw format. After spotting and noise reduction in Adobe Camera Raw, Tiffs were loaded into Photomatix Pro4 and merged. The resulting HDR image was saved and then tonemapped three different times. One version concentrated on a sky free of halos while another brought out detail in the foreground and church. A final version produced a highlights and shadows map(H&S.) The first two renditions were blended using a gradient mask. The H&S map was set to soft light blending mode and painted in for detail, excluding the sky. Saturation performed in Lab mode. Minor adjustments and a vignette added in Lightroom 3.

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Blackwater

Five exposures at 1ev spacing. Merged and toned in Photomatix Pro 3. Taken at the Blackwater National Wildlife Reserve in Cambridge, MD.

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Printers Shop

This HDR image is from the Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum in Snowhill, MD. In 1831, this texting device, in the foreground, was state of the art. Try carrying that around in your hip pocket.

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Under Pier

A view from beneath a pier at the beach in Lewes, DE. Camera- Canon 50D, Lens- EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II @ 35mm., Settings- f13, 1/5 (median), ISO 100. Tripod mounted. Fives exposures with 1ev spacing in RAW format. Tiffs merged and toned in Photomatix Pro 3. Converted to monochrome, added cool filter in Photoshop 5. Masked in rust from colored version.

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Stormy Skies

Sun rays peak through threatening skys over the Lewes-Cape May Ferry terminal in Lewes, DE. Camera- Canon EOS 50D, Lens- EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II @ 31mm, Settings- f13, 1/400 (median), ISO 400. With the camera mounted on a tripod, five exposures were captured in RAW format with a 2ev spacing. After noise and chromatic abberation correction in Adobe Camera Raw, converted Tiffs were loaded into Photomatix pro 4 and merged. The HDR file was saved and then tonemapped three times to emphasize different parts of the image. One version concentrated on the sky steering clear of halos. Another version highlighted the boat and terminal. Finally, a "highlights and shadows map" was created to bring back detail in the sky. The three differing versions were loaded into Photomatix 5 and blended using masks, blending modes and adjusted opacities.

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Bayside

A view from bayside at Assateague Island National Seashore. Camera- Canon 50D, Lens- EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II @ 16mm, base exposure- f/13, 1/200, ISO 100. Shot on a tripod, this seven image set, using 1ev spacing, was merged and toned using Photomatix Pro 4. Final touches in PS5 and LR3.


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Contemplation

Young Joshua considers his state of affairs before a beautiful setting sun on the beach at Roaring Point in Waterview, MD. Captured with a Canon 50D on a tripod, a seven image set recorded in Raw format was loaded into Photoshop 5 after noise and chromatic abberation correction using Adobe Camera Raw. PS5's "merge to HDR" was used to combine the exposures. Further processing in PS5 and Lightroom 3 yeilded the final result.

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Bridge Over Pocomoke

A view from beneath the Rt. 13 bridge which crosses over the Pocomoke river in Pocomoke City, MD. This image was produced from three sets. Each set contained five exposures with a 2ev spacing. After converting the Raws to Tiffs in Adobe Camera Raw, each set was merged to HDR and toned in Photomatix Pro 4 using the exact same settings. The toned images were stitched together in Photoshop 5.

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Furnace Town

These farm implements are displayed before the Nassawango Iron Furnace at the Furnace Town Living Heritage Museum located in Snowhill, MD. This HDR image was created from five RAW files converted to Tiffs in Adobe Camera Raw. Photomatix Pro 4 was used to merge and tone the image. Additional processing finished in Photoshop 5 and Lightroom 3

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Rise And Set

The new Indian River Brige, under construction along Rt. 1 in Delaware, as it rises over the beach before the setting Sun. Shot on a tripod, this seven image set using 1 ev spacing, was merged and toned in Photomatix Pro 4. Contrast, saturation, detail and border were added using Photoshop 5 and Lightroom 3.

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Let Me Put You Into This......Today

This old, rusted out car sitting along Rt. 13 in Laural, DE caught my eye. The great degree of texture seemed to make for an interesting HDR. On a tripod, five shots with 1ev spacing were captured in RAW format. Photomatix Pro 4 was used to merge and tonemap resulting Tiffs. Further processing in Photoshop 5.

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Colorful Leaf

This drying leaf caught my eye while walking a trail at Chincoteague State Park. The HDR was created with three exposures using 2ev spacing. Merged and tonemapped with Photomatix Pro 4. Final processing to add contrast and color was produced using Photoshop 5.

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Autumn Alight

HDR image of a backlit tree on the campus of Salisbury State University in Salisbury, Maryland. The image was created from three sets. Each set contained seven images with 1 exposure value spacing. The sets were merged and tonemapped using Photomatix Pro 4. The three tonemapped images were stitched together using Photoshop 5 in Photomerge.

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Rubber Duckies

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