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Michael's vision
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Michael's vision

On each of our cruises, the staterooms that Michael chose for us have gotten better and better. On this our 3rd cruise and 2nd to Bermuda he absolutely out did himself. This suite was in the front of the ship right under the bridge (we weren't allowed to turn on the balcony lights at night at sea because of the vision problems it would create for the crew on the bridge).

I took immediate advantage of the views as we left NY harbor, but the shot I wanted of Michael as we sailed under the Verrazano bridge got spoiled, because he had his eyes closed in both shots. Then the group shot I had planned of about 8 or 10 of us as we steamed into port as we arrived at Bermuda yesterday morning was ruined by rain and the ungodly wind created by having a balcony that was located at the very front of the ship durning any wind, it nearly blew all of us back into the hallway!

But now anchored in the harbor with no wind to contend with, I got up before sunrise and set up my camera on my tripod, so I could capture the dawn lighting the harbor with rich beautiful colors. I know this is the kind of shot Michael was hoping I'd capture when he asked me to join everyone on this trip.

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  • DSC_3211 late afternoon at Spittal pond
  • DSC_3214 late afternoon at Spittal pond
  • DSC_3191 late afternoon at Spittal pond
  • Michael's vision
  • DSC_3300 view from our balcony at dawn
  • DSC_3299 view from our balcony at dawn
  • DSC_3345 sea side view
  • DSC_3363 view by the bay
  • DSC_3384 view by the bay
  • Sunset over Devonshire Bay - HDR
  • Five minutes before I took the series of shots that I used to create the HDR image to the left, I took a handful of shots to judge composition and exposure.<br />
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The sun was still in the sky filling the shadows with a lot more light. So the dynamic range (the difference between the brightest and darkest tones that I wanted to record) weren't so extreme yet. That of course would soon change, as the lighting during dusk or dawn change rapidly and often dramatically as well. One of several advantages of HDR photography can be seen in the shadow detail. Look at the shadow side of the boat in both pictures. Even though  there was more overall light to work with in the non HDR image, owing to the sun still being up in the sky, the shadows are darker and show less detail, because I had to cut the exposure time in order to not blow out the highlights. <br />
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  The colors in the sky weren't so dramatic yet, but if they were, I probably would have had to let the shadows go even darker if I wanted to record the colors in the sky, depending how bright they were. HDR let's you capture everything.<br />
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 Still for those who find HDR photography a bit too dramatic for their tastes, this shot taken under less extreme lighting conditions provides a nice natural way to capture this scene.
  • A beach, a breeze, and a bikini. Can't get any more classic imagery than that.
  • DSC_3568 view from our balcony at dawn
  • Sunrise over North Ireland island
  • Sunset over the Atlantic
  • Cherry Blossom Lane
  • Flower shower
  • DSC_4611 spring scene at the botanical gardens
  • Luce herb gardens
  • DSC_4928 fall comes to the Bronx
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