Excavator #01 .:: HDR ::.

Excavator #01 .:: HDR ::., a photo by Boris Mitendorfer Photography on Flickr.

About

My Maks is watching this excavator every day, and he enjoys every moment, when he is near the big machines. I made this photo series through opening in a fence.

The shot

Standard 3 exposures [-2, 0 (1/400s), +2EV] in IS0100/RAW at f/8 using the CANON EF-S 17-85mm lens@50mm, hand held.

Photomatix

Tonemapped using the detail enhancer (settings can be seen in EXIF data), saved as 8bit jpeg (as always).

Photoshop

° improved contrast with curves adjustment layer
° added more depth of shades with levels adjustment layer
° desaturated red channel with Hue/Saturation adjustment layer
° lightened sky for more natural look
° increased details with applying HighPass filter two times.
° scaled and saved.

You

All comments, criticism and tips for improvements are ( as always ) welcome.