Sitting By the Swan Lake :: HDR

Everytime I walk or drive past the river torrens in the city, I always think how sweet & beautiful these black swans are. The mom & dad swans always wonder around with their babies or cross the road as if they are human like us! Such a strong sense of love & passion .. simply so heart warming to know that they seem to faithfully stand by each other through thick & thin. This shot kinda put me in a soft mood so pls pardon me for my song choice if I appear a bit too cheesy this morning haha! Happy Tuesday! & thanks for looking into the sweet side of me :P see i don't get good sky all the time too :)View LARGE On Black to see the wet swan :)
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About

The Family of Black Swans at the Adelaide River Torrens

The Shot

Standard 1 exposure shot (0 EV) taken handheld using Sigma DC HSM 10-20mm lens

Photomatix

- Tonemapped generated HDR using detail enhancer option

Photoshop

- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'curves' to increase the contrast
- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'saturation' (blues) to slightly tone up the steel blue sky & water reflection
- Added 1 layer mask effect of 'saturation' (greens) to enhance the surrounding nature
- Added 1 layer mask effect of ‘level’ to increase the brightness
- Used 'unsharp mask' (as always) on the background layer

You

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

MusicShania Twain – From This Moment On

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