lime – photoblog of a fruit

Location:

Underwood, Brisbane

The Setup:

Alan and Mick invited me to a drain in Brisbane's south... for light painting. Final shot for the night: Alan set up his four LED lights pointing at the grafitti. Mick set his camera for long exposure, and I sat to the right copying his steps and settings, but with a different angle and lens.

The camera & lens:

Camera: Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
@ 18/1mm
Exposure: 120/1" @ f/71/10, ISO 800

Post processing:

Lightroom 4 -

1. Presence: exposure +0.7 stops, highlights +20, shadows -100, clarity +50
2. Noise reduction: luminance +50
3. ACR lens correction for Sigma 8mm fisheye - this profile leads to completely straight lines, which is what I had in mind when taking the shot.
4. Crop out the really distorted bits created by the last step.

The wash-up:

This is exactly what I was going for.

What do you think?

All constructive criticism is welcome! Please let me know what you think, and what you don't like about the picture. Everything is on the table, including the setup, equipment used, and the post processing. Nothing is off-limits and I'm always eager to learn!

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2012-04-14 23:32:45