Dave Morrow Photography: So Sorry It's Over - Palouse Falls, Washington

Sunday, August 25, 2013

So Sorry It's Over - Palouse Falls, Washington

Thanks to everyone that participated in my Free Star Photography Workshop Give Away Contest. I'll select a winner sometime this week and make the announcement. Besides this spot, all this summer star photography workshops are now sold out. If you're still interested in one, feel free to drop me a line to be placed on the waiting list for next year.

So you might have noticed there is a new menu bar at the top of this website, what do you all think? Like it or not? Some feed back would be great. I also recently updated my Post Processing Before & After Page with some new images, tips & tricks. 

If you missed it here is a quick star photography tutorial that I wrote for 500PX. It gives quick overview all of the stuff I cover in the Free Star Photography Tutorial contained on this site.




The Shot
I went to Palouse Falls during the early months of this year with Meghan and Paul. We had some really nice conditions, but man was it cold. You can grab a shot like this if you hike 5 min up to the top of Palouse Falls. There are a ton of cool compositions all over that park so make sure to hike around a bit:)

Post Processing Info ( Grab some discount codes to the programs below at bottom of About Me Page )

Processing Time: 1.5 hours
Drink: Snake Doctor IPA from McMenamins Pub In Seattle

  1. 3 Exposures captured at -2EV, 0EV and +2EV.
  2. Adjust 0EV RAW file in LR4 then sync others to match all settings less exposure.
  3. Export to (3) JPEGS
Photoshop CS6
  1. Apply Tony Kuypers Luminosity Masking Actions & Techniques using channels to selectively blend the three files into one well exposed file.
  2. Color balance and slight overall saturation adjustment OnOne Perfect Photo Suite
  3. Selectively adjust contrast and vibrance using luminosity masks.
  4. Nik Output Sharpener
  5. Apply slight vignette with Nik Color Efex Pro 4, Darken / Lighten Center preset.
  6. Use spot brush to remove sensor dirt and fix up a few messy spots.
After the Magic
from www.DaveMorrowPhotography.com

Before the Magic ( RAW file no adjustments )

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