David's Images of the Day Photoblog
Views of the sky. Sunrise, sunset, clouds, and weather
Startrails Looking North From My Backyard in New Jersey. Composite of 400 images taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 14 mm f/2.8 lens (ISO 200, 14 mm, f/2.8, 30 sec). Raw images processed with Capture One Pro and Photoshop CC. In the past I used the startrails.exe program to create the composite image. This time I made the composite using Scripts/Statistics Stack Mode = Maximum within Photoshop CC 2015.
Morning View of the North Bull Lighthouse at the Entrance to Dublin Harbor With the Bailey Lighthouse at Howth in the Distance. Image taken with a Leica V-Lux 6 camera (ISO 100, 17.7 mm, f/2.8, 1/1600 sec).
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Texas Bird of Paradise) About to Take Flight in Southern Texas. Image taken with a Nikon Df camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 400, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 sec).
Fisherman at Sunrise while at Anchor off Cabo San Lucas Mexico. Series of 12 images taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 70-300 mm VR lens. Raw images processed with Capture One Pro, (levels normalized -1.33 EV for exposure, cropped), Nik Define 2 (noise reduction), and converted to web with Photoshop CS5. Motion added by Google+ Auto Awesome
Early Morning Clouds in Patagonia. View from outside the Kau Yatun hotel before leaving for Helsingfors. Image taken with a Fuji X-T1 camera and 23 mm f/1.4 lens (ISO 400, 23 mm, f/8, 1/30 sec). Raw image processed with Capture One Pro, Focus Magic, and Photoshop CC.
There is something special about the clouds in Patagonia. The wind coming over the mountains forms the lenticular clouds with their unique shapes. Also the sun coming over the mountains lights up the clouds with sometimes intense and unique colors.
