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32 Hours and Counting

Written by Really Right Stuff | Apr 18, 2013 8:00:54 AM

32 Hours & Counting by Dave Morrow

Dave Morrow
Kirkjufellfoss Waterfall,
Snaefellsnes Peninsula, Iceland
Submitted in the RRS 2013
Water Photo Contest
 
Camera:
Nikon D800
AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm/f2.8 G ED
 
RRS Gear:
TVC-34L Tripod
BH-55 LR Ballhead
BD800-L Plate
 
Settings:
ISO 64
14mm
F/22
0.5 sec
 

“When I travel to different countries for photography I like to keep my trip wide open without many plans, when traveling to Iceland I made sure this waterfall (Kirkjufellfoss) was in the plans. Ever since first seeing it online I wanted to capture its beauty. As the sun started to rise around 3 am we drove full speed through the Fjords to get to this location just in time. The sun rose over the falls and lit everything up with a golden glow, so I started snapping away.

In terms of processing I shot 9 exposures starting at -4EV and ending at +4EV. These were then processed in Photomatix and all the exposures were then blended back together with the Photomatix file in Photoshop CS6. After that I used Nik Color Efex and Luminosity Masking to bring out the colors and light. Final color corrections were made and the file was saved and finished.”
— Dave Morrow

 

You can find Dave’s honorable mention and more in the RRS 2013 Water Photo Contest Results page.