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Wm. Bates | all galleries >> Picture a Day for a Year of Wanda Gallery >> Click here for Wanda In August Gallery > Wanda08_30_04.jpg
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30-AUG-2004

Wanda08_30_04.jpg

Took a few pictures up a nearby canyon this afternoon. It was a little early for really good light; so, I need to add just a little fill flash.

Pay attention to the background. Some of the maple leaves are beginning to turn. Fall is just around the corner.

Canon EOS 10D ,Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
1/160s f/9.0 at 30.0mm iso200 with Flash full exif

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Guest 09-Mar-2006 18:35
Wanda is a beautiful model. A true master infront of the camera. We all love her modeling! Thank you!
Wm. Bates19-Mar-2005 17:48
What a pretty afternoon it was when we did this one! Although I remember having problems with the wind and sun in My eyes. I had tears streaming down My face because the wind and sun were so irritating. I had to keep wiping away the smeared the make-up and hope I could keep on smiling.

Wanda
Guest 16-Mar-2005 22:22
i love this shot!!
Wm. Bates02-Sep-2004 01:54
James, I use Photoshop CS. I don't think the last version (Photoshop7) had photo filters. If it did it is under Image>Adjustment>Photofilters
James Lundy02-Sep-2004 01:33
Bill,
Thank you for adding your setup and post processing information. That is wonderful information for curious minds. And for newbies like myself it opens lots of doors. Ok a quick question maybe anyone could answer. When you said you added Photo filter 81A at 15% in Photoshop, was that from a plug-in or did it come with Photoshop? I am using PS 7 and don't see it in my filters pulldown.

Thanks much.
Steve Patterson01-Sep-2004 03:14
vintage looking pic... i have been trying all day to recollect where i have seen an image similar to this...but, alas, i am brain dead. some movie poster??? i think not,,, just can't place it. anyway, great photo! ty u2, sally
Kenneth Zimmerman31-Aug-2004 12:36
Thanks for your PhotoShop workflow, and the technical info. The polarizer really helps the sky but I know out west you get great blue skys!
By the way, Wanda looks a little bit cold, maybe she should have worn that flannel shirt a bit longer before the shot! :-)
Lou Giroud31-Aug-2004 09:59
Nice landscape for sure and again nice to see how the shape of the clouds match the skyline of the mountains in the background. I like to study the harmony of the climbing cumulus clouds in mountain regions since they allways match the skyline of the mountains.
If I see Wanda here, seems that the wind was somewhat fresh there as well.
Wm. Bates31-Aug-2004 03:38
Here is a quick run down on the setup and processing. To start with I shot the image in RAW and converted it with C1LE. I used a 550EX flash for fill. I think maybe it could have been turned down the flash another 1/3 of a stop. It woulds have still filled the shadows but just not so much as the setting I used. The Canon 24-70f/2.8L lens was focused at hyper-focal distance. At f/8 to f/11 this lens is just simply very sharp with great color and contrast. I used a Hoya PRO1 circular polarizer filter which helps with the color saturation. I paid attention to the histogram on the camera and the exposure was spot on.

In photoshop I did a minor levels adjustment. Then I did a local area contrast adjustment with the unsharp mask filter values 20/50/0. After that I tweaked the saturation: +3%Blue, +3%Red and +4%Green. I added Photo filter 81A at 15%. Then I resized for the web and added unsharp mask filter at values 350/.2/3 and converted to sRGB. That was it.
Dog Breath31-Aug-2004 02:46
pay attention to the background???? easier said than done sir! very nice photo, as usual.
Karthik Raja31-Aug-2004 02:11
This is a real great image. Takes us back to the those western cowboy movies
James Lundy31-Aug-2004 02:04
Yes I was thinking the same thing about the colors. Like a old western filmed in B&W and then painted by hand in color, or panavision. Was it a PS filter?
Gary Blanchette31-Aug-2004 00:58
Bill, the colors in this image are simply fabulous! It almost has the feel of some of the old movie posters, back when colors ran true to life. Great job!