This area is between an existing boat dock and an industrial port. The old cables and ropes have long been abandoned. I came here for a sunrise shot, but bad weather and heavy cloud cover kept me from getting the shot I had in mind. I like this better anyway.
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Three shots bracketed at 0, +1 1/3, -1 1/3. All shots were merged in Photomatix. I processed the image for the sky, water, and bridge, then saved that file. I reset the adjustments and processed it again for the rocks in the foreground, then saved that file.
I opened both HDR images in Photoshop and used a mask to blend them together. After that was done, I added the original 0 exposure image as a new layer and reduced the opacity to 20%, then saved the image.
I opened that file in Aperture and warmed up the white balance just a little. I increased red and yellow saturation to bring out the colors in the foreground, then desaturated the blues to tone down the sky and water.
