Dores Beach

Aniikha, on March 7, 2009, said:

wow!

SirFin, on March 8, 2009, said:

Is this an HDR image or just the way it looks? SirFin

orangepeel, on March 9, 2009, said:

It's an HDR in that I took multiple exposures but I didn't process it in the likes of Photomatix etc.

IIRC I painted in the parts of each exposure I wanted using layer masks in Photoshop.

SirFin, on March 9, 2009, said:

Definitely, you have got talent! I showed my wife one of your shots and she said, "can we go there, it's beautiful!" I am untrained in Photoshop, just dabble in Elements, so what you describe is beyond what I know. But, what you have done with this photograph is amazing...can Elements do what you've described? Or do I need the full version of Photoshop?

orangepeel, on March 10, 2009, said:

No idea, I've never used Elements. Sorry.

I wrote a tone mapping tutorial which lightly covers the manual tone mapping I do. If Elements can do the same things then you should be fine...

Tone Mapping Tutorial

SirFin, on March 10, 2009, said:

Thanks for the tutorial link! I just need to bit the bullet and get PhotoShop, but in the meantime will try and see if Elements can do the masking process - I would think it can. Thanks again, SirFin