Turn Style - West Fjords, Iceland

I was about to start this post, then realized maybe a snack would be necessary during the process. These things don't just write themselves.

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The Shot

There are no words to really describe this sunset. Nothing I have ever seen before even comes close. The entire visible Earth was bathed in some of the most vivid color imaginable. Standing there, hours from any town or person for that matter, witnessing stuff like this in the middle of the night is what dreams are made of. Selah....

PS: That water is cold, real cold!

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

Processing Time: 1 hour-ish

Music: Bob Dylan Personal Fav's Playlist

Drink: Big Swell IPA from the Island of Maui.

Lightroom 4  ( Learn more using my Free Digital Workflow Video Tutorial )

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. Slight color adjustment with color correction function in OnOne Perfect Photo Suite
3. Apply Nik Pro Contrast to entire image
4. Nik Output Sharpener
5. Apply slight vignette with Nik Color Efex Pro 4, Darken / Lighten Center preset.
6. Final color balance and contrast adjustments.

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