Coloma Cemetery [Canon 5D, HDR)
Coloma, California February 10, 2008
(click in the image for a larger version)
Here's another image from the Gold Rush-era cemetery at Coloma. This is an HDR merge of two hand held exposures . If I had a tripod with me, then I would have used it, of course, but as I did not, I took advantage of the auto-bracketing feature on my camera to quickly take the two shots (see below).
The two exposures were merged into a 32-bit HDR file in Photoshop CS3 and then imported into HDRSoft's Photomatix for most of the HDR tonemappng. Then it was back to Photoshop for some final dodge and burn and contrast adjustment layers.I'm still playing around with this image and trying out lower color saturation and even moody black and white versions.
Unfortunately, the small JPEG version does not do justice to the high-frequency of all the intricate details such as the leaves on the ground, the rough stone, the lichen and and lacy tree branches overhead.
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Workshop News
I'm pleased to announce that on May 3 – 4 I will be offering a new 2-day hands-on workshop on Photoshop for Photographers: The Basics at the Stephen Johnson Photography Studio in Pacifica, California. This class is designed for photographers who are new to Photoshop and who want to learn the most important fundamentals for using this powerful software to work with their photographs. The class will take place in the new state-of-the-art digital lab at Stephen's studio and enrollment is limited to only 10 students. Click the class title for registration details and more information about the class.
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On June 2 - 6 I'll be teaching Creative Collage with Adobe Photoshop CS3, at the excellent Lepp Institute of Digital Imaging on the central California coast near San Luis Obispo. These classes tend to fill fast, especially at that time of year, so if you are interested in participating, click the class title for a link to the workshop's page at the Lepp Institute site. The computer lab at the Lepp Institute is really first rate, with fast Windows computers kitted out with dual monitors and Canon 5100 printers (as well as larger format printers adjacent to the main lab area). Tiered stadium seating ensures that everyone has a clear view of the main screen. I've taught there several times over the past five years and I always look forward to going back. It is truly one of the best digital lab facilities I've taught at.
For a complete listing of other upcoming workshops, including classes in Florida, Hawaii and Monterey and Pacifica, California, click on over to the Workshops Page at my web site.
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