Colors at sunrise

Today I would like to share a photo taken during sunrise on Fuerteventura Island.

Technical details:
Camera: Canon 50D
Lens: Canon 10-22 f/3.5-4.5 USM
Focal length: 24 mm
Aperture: f/11.0
Exposure time: 8 s ("middle" exposure)
ISO: 400
Number of exposures: 5
E.V. Step: 1
Flash used: no
Tripod: no
Filters: ND8 neutral density filter
Technique: manual blending, luminosity masks
Software: Magic Lantern 2.3, Lightroom 5.0, Photoshop CC

Smooth water

Today I'd like to share a long exposure photo I took last year on Fuerteventura island during one beautiful sunrise. The sea was really really rough as it was high tide. The waves hit the rocks with great anger splashing water all around me (and almost stealing tripod with my camera by hitting it directly). It was a really dynamic scene. But I had another idea for it. I decided that I would prefer something more calm and tranquil. So I put ND400 neutral density on my lens (it stops about 9 EV), set very slow aperture and long exposure (80 seconds). This way I tamed the sea. I made it calm. When I photographed this scene I could hear roaring sounds of waves hitting lava rocks. But when I look at this picture I hear no sound. It's more about silence :) It's so easy to cheat with photography :)

If you would like to learn more about smooth water effect, read my tutorial about it.

Technical details:
Camera: Canon 5D MK II
Lens: Canon 24-105 f/4 L IS USM
Focal length: 47 mm
Aperture: f/22.0
Exposure time: 80 s
ISO: 100
Number of exposures: 1
E.V. Step: n/a
Flash used: no
Tripod: yes
Filters: ND400 neutral density filter
Technique: exposure fusion, luminosity masks
Software: Magic Lantern 2.3, Lightroom 5.0, Photoshop CC

Pinks in the sky

I've shared a few photos from that very sunrise on Fuerteventura already but it was really gorgeous one with all those pinks and purples in the sky so here is yet another HDR photo for you to watch.

In the case of this photo I took 5 exposures, 1.5 EV apart, Fused them in Photomatix Pro using Natural processing method and then finished it in Photoshop using luminosity masks.

Technical details:
Camera: Canon 5D MK II
Lens: Canon 24-105 f/4 L IS USM
Focal length: 55 mm
Aperture: f/16.0
Exposure time: 3.2 s ("middle" exposure)
ISO: 100
Number of exposures: 5
E.V. Step: 1.5
Flash used: no
Tripod: yes
Filters: ND8 neutral density filter
Technique: Fusion/Natural, luminosity masks
Software: Magic Lantern 2.3, Photomatix Pro 4.2.7 (Fusion/Natural), Lightroom 5.0, Photoshop CC

Milky Way wallpaper

One of my favorite and most popular photos. I shared it before but I think today is a good reason to reshare it as starting today you can download this image as a HD wallpaper. To get it just go to the Wallpapers section or click on one of the links below to get resolution suitable for your monitor:

• 1920x1200 
• 1600x1200