Thanks to todays traffic jams I took an alternative route into work today. Never really noticed this watertower standing across the canal but now, with the canal frozen solid it kind of stands out.




Details:
Tonemapped HDR of 5 exposures (Used the JPG's this time out of lazyness...). HDR software LuminanceHDR with Mantiuk06 operator and automatic alignment of the handheld shots through align_image_stack. Tonemap settings:
pregamma_1, contrast_mapping_0.6, saturation_factor_1.2, detail_factor_10

Some image rotation, levels and curves in GIMP, finished off with a highpass filter to get sharpness without enhancing tonemap-noise.

DateTime - 2012:02:07 09:16:42
Artist - Mike Bing
ExposureTime - 1/320 seconds (en 1/80, 1/160, 1/640, 1/1250)
FNumber - 7.10
ExposureProgram - Aperture priority
ISOSpeedRatings - 200
ExposureBiasValue - 0.70
MeteringMode - Center weighted average
FocalLength - 50.00 mm
ExposureMode - Auto bracket
White Balance - Auto
Lens Type - smc PENTAX-DA* 50-135mm F2.8 ED [IF] SDM

[charliezap]

Nice job with the photo Mike.It does have that winter look and feel to it.--charliezap

[slowpez]

Your water towers are a lot more interesting to look at than ours. I don't understand much about HDR except it seems to require a lot of work and sometimes the end looks overdone but this one seems to be spot on.

[Sailor]

Terrific winter scene, and I'm with Susan - I wish our water towers were picturesque rather than a blight on the horizon.

Beautiful shot.

Jer