Light House exposure blend

this is the blend of 2 exposures, 4 stops apart. I did darken the brighter exposure by one stop so they are 3 stops apart. I blended them with simple masking and using a brush of opacity between 10 and 100%.
Taken with the Nikon 14-24 on Canon 5d2

Yeah, that's, um, well, pretty freakin' outstanding!!

Wow, beautiful shot.

thanks guys.

Nice image mate.

The image wants to show a warm feeling but it gives off a cool look?

Wow, gorgeous shot!

A truly great shot. Well done.

Very nice shot.

great color, like this one a lot

Looks great Kevin. Your exposure blend worked out very well. How do you like the 14-24mm on the 5D II?

David Arbogast wrote in post #14416537
Looks great Kevin. Your exposure blend worked out very well. How do you like the 14-24mm on the 5D II?

thanks. the 14-24 has great sharpness and micro contrast. it is flare prone, and does not take filters. however, as I do more exposure blending, filters are less of an issue, an CP's are not generally useful in 14-24 range for the sky, though good for decreasing glare/reflection off of vegetation. I dont find the manual focus/aperture as a negative.
One of my negatives about it was CA. it did not have a lot, but there was no ACR profile for fixing it vs my canon lenses. the new LR4 remove CA works amazingly well. so that negative is gone now.
I also own the 16-35 II. there is not a huge difference between them at f11. the Nikon still has the edge in the corners, and slightly better microcontrast, as long as there is no flare.
I have to admit, having that lens has pulled me a little to the dark side with the d800. just having that degree of resolution and dynamic range is so inviting.

kevindar wrote in post #14416802
thanks. the 14-24 has great sharpness and micro contrast. it is flare prone, and does not take filters. however, as I do more exposure blending, filters are less of an issue, an CP's are not generally useful in 14-24 range for the sky, though good for decreasing glare/reflection off of vegetation. I dont find the manual focus/aperture as a negative.
One of my negatives about it was CA. it did not have a lot, but there was no ACR profile for fixing it vs my canon lenses. the new LR4 remove CA works amazingly well. so that negative is gone now.
I also own the 16-35 II. there is not a huge difference between them at f11. the Nikon still has the edge in the corners, and slightly better microcontrast, as long as there is no flare.
I have to admit, having that lens has pulled me a little to the dark side with the d800. just having that degree of resolution and dynamic range is so inviting.

When the D800 was announced I got caught up in the hype about the dynamic range...now that I have been shooting my D800 I'm even more impressed. I'm truly awestruck by it, so it's more than lived up to the hype for me. I'm confident you'd absolutely love it for landscapes. 36MP is wonderful, love that, but it's the DR that thrills and awes me the most. The only stinker with the D800 is the LV; it's just not as good as my 5D II.

I'm glad to read your thoughts about filters, because I've been feeling the same way. I also have the 14-24mm and just don't have any plans to buy the Lee filter kit for it; not when I can exposure-blend.

David, with the improved dynamic range, the exposure blend is even less of an issue. what has been holding me back is the number of lenses I have in canon mount, including my mpe-65, 70-200 f4L IS, and the 100-400L, 85 1.2 for which there is no nikon replacement. that much said, I have considered picking up the nikon with a tamron 70-200 2.8 vc, and 70-200 2.8 VR2, and may be the sigma 85 1.4. just dont want to go through the hassle of selling everything I guess.

Looks great! How do you adapt a Nikon lens to a Canon mount?

Oh wow! This is gorgeous! I'm so used to seeing your kid photos.... you caught me off guard with this one... Stunning!

Where is the location? I see you are in California...