The Boat – Ko Panyi, Thailand (HDR)

The Boat – Ko Panyi, Thailand (HDR)

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The Boat – Ko Panyi, Thailand (HDR) – Dynamic Before-and-After – Simply use the slider to blend the before and the after image

This photo was shot in Ko Panyi, a small fishing village in Thailand. This is a very special place, and if you go out of your tourist mode for a minute while you are there, it actually teaches you a lesson for life. As nomadic Malay fisherman came to Thailand in the 18th century, there was a law that limited land ownership solely to people of Thai national origins. So, the Malay immigrants weren’t allowed to buy land and settle. Guess what they did! They simply built a whole town completely on the water. Similar to Venice (Italy) the town is built on wooden poles, only a little less sophisticated. That was completely legal since they did not settle on land but on water. Clever, eh?

So, what’s the lesson to learn here? If you have a goal, there is always a way to reach it – you only need an inventive mind, determination and persistence. This is true for just about anything in life. If you really want something – you can make it happen.

How it was shot:
> Handheld [details]
> Three exposures (0, +2, +2ev)
> Camera: Nikon D90
> Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 18-200mm 1:3,5-5,6G ED VR
> Details can be found here

How it was tone-mapped:
> HDR created from the three raw files
> Tone-mapping: Photomatix Pro 4.0 (Detail Enhancer)
> Saved as 16-bit TIF

How it was post-processed:
> Post-processing was done in Photoshop
> Topaz Adjust on the entire image to get back the colors and the details [details]
> Topaz Denoise on the entire image (more aggressively on the sky) [details]
> Topaz Infocus on the entire image for sharpening
> Saturation layer on the sky (master)
> Levels layer on the sky (more contrast)
> Saturation layer on the clouds (desaturation)
> Saturation layer on the buildings (desaturation)
> Levels layer on the buildings (more contrast, brightening)
> Curves layer on the water (enhancing the reflective look)
> Photo filter layer on the water (slight orange/yellow toning)
> Saturation layer on the water (yellows)
> Levels layer on the boat (more contrast)
> Saturation layer on the boat (reds/yellows)
> Levels and saturation layer on the mountains (remove the haze)
> Global saturation and levels layer to fine-tune the image
> Vignette effect using a masked fill layer [details]
> Sharpening using the high-pass filter [details]
> Watermarking

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