This is the first time I have tried out Silver Efex Pro 2 for converting photos to black and white. This is part of the Nik Collection software and since March 2016, Google has made the collection available to everyone. What I found particularly useful is the advanced tonality control. The dynamic brightness control works […]
Seascape Photos
A couple of seascape photos I took recently, one of Nobbys Beach Port Macquarie and the other of Dunbogan Beach, photographed from the lookout at Kattang Nature Reserve, Dunbogan, NSW. Both are single frames and processed in Aurora HDR. I used the basic presets and then added my own manual adjustments. Nobbys is a great […]
Hyde Park Sydney and Aurora HDR Pro
Just purchased Aurora HDR Pro. This photo editing software has been developed by Macphun and renowned HDR photographer Trey Ratcliffe. I have gradually got more interested in shooting HDR photography, love the results of HDR on the I Phone 6 Plus. What I am not keen on is overdone HDR, which to me does not look […]
Urban Night Photography
Really enjoyed going down to Vivid and taking some shots especially of the illuminated office building overlooking Circular Quay with their great colours. Now if you are really keen on photographing urban night scenes there is a good tutorial I have come across which talks about how to create more vibrant photos using luminosity masks in […]