THE PHOTO:
The Angkor Wat complex in Cambodia at sunset. Parts of the main temple were under restoration (shown surrounded by the green netting), but it still made for a very photogenic subject.

POST PROCESSING:
This was tricky to balance the recovery in the foreground as well as maintain the sky. Sharpen, Dodge/Burn, Levels, Color Balance.

This feed item was originally published on 01/02/2010 under: cambodia, photos, places, structures, sunsets

© 2010 Mike Hudson for seriocomic.

THE PHOTO:
Another shot of the ANZ building in Docklands, this time showing more of it's premium location next to the Yarra River mouth. My fascination with this massive ANZ bank building started before it was constructed with one of my first HDR shots in Melbourne (and before I even knew what I was looking at). Then when I moved to the Docklands area (I can actually throw a stone and hit the building), it took on a life of its own as it began to dominate the area.

POST PROCESSING:
Sharpen, Dodge/Burn, Levels.

OTHER:
OK, so this is not much more than an exercise in SEO domination of a key-phrase. Not even ANZ themselves optimizes for their flagship building's address. It's also to shut-up Jon who keeps pressuring me to do this. This photo was originally titled "ANZ Blue Hour".

This feed item was originally published on 26/12/2009 under: cityscape, melbourne, photos, places, structures, sunsets

© 2009 Mike Hudson for seriocomic.

THE PHOTO:
A couple of weeks ago I took this shot the ANZ building in Docklands after it had almost been finished. I wasn't quite happy with the final result and wanted to come back for another attempt - being this one.

POST PROCESSING:
RAW Pre-processing (vibrance, fill-light, clarity), Noise Reduction, Smart Sharpen, Levels, Selective Color replacement, Curves, USM.

This feed item was originally published on 24/10/2009 under: melbourne, photos, places, structures, sunsets

© 2009 Mike Hudson for seriocomic.

THE PHOTO:
You really can't go wrong with photography when you have sunsets like this handed to you on a plate. This was taken in Port Melbourne while I was waiting for my fish'n'chips.

POST PROCESSING:
RAW pre-processing (tint, straighten, black, clarity), Noise Reduction, Dust Clone, Crop, Levels.

This feed item was originally published on 19/10/2009 under: melbourne, photos, places, sunsets

© 2009 Mike Hudson for seriocomic.

THE PHOTO:
Some of the construction that has been taking place at the bottom of Bourke/Collins Streets in my home suburb of Docklands has eased, to the point that access has opened up all the way to the pier end at the base of the Bolte Bridge.

POST PROCESSING:
Lens Correction, Crop, Shadow/Highlight, Levels, USM.

This feed item was originally published on 24/09/2009 under: melbourne, photos, places, structures, sunsets

© 2009 Mike Hudson for seriocomic.

THE PHOTO:
I've run out of current material, so it's time to reminisce with shots from my 2008 trip to Italy. The title for this one explains the subject.

POST PROCESSING:
Lots - as indicated by the changes from the original:

duskinvenice original

This feed item was originally published on 16/08/2009 under: cityscape, photos, places, sunsets, venice

© 2009 Mike Hudson for seriocomic.

THE PHOTO:
Archive raiding - this is one from my Italy trip in August/September 2008. Taken in Florence, of the setting sun.

POST PROCESSING:
Quite a lot, as indicated by the original (middle exposure of the three bracketed that were used to make the HDR image):

I did manage to grab a screenshot of the layers from PhotoShop - but these don't include all the on-layer manipulation:

This feed item was originally published on 21/02/2009 under: cityscape, florence, hdr, photos, places, sunsets

© 2009 Mike Hudson for seriocomic.

THE PHOTO:
Looking down Burke Street with the beating sun streaming through the gap, hitting the tram tracks.

POST PROCESSING:
Pre-process in RAW, Rotate, Crop, Levels, Duplicate layer blended (soft light).

This feed item was originally published on 30/01/2009 under: cityscape, melbourne, photos, places, sunsets

© 2009 Mike Hudson for seriocomic.

A short hiatus in posting has finished after I moved servers (and enjoyed a small break). Normal posting should resume tomorrow.

THE PHOTO:
The Yarra River and the Melbourne skyline at the end of Australia Day 2009. Fireworks fired off from the top of the Eureka Tower.

POST PROCESSING:
RAW (recovery), Sharpen, Lens Correction, Levels, Curves, Shadow/Highlight.

This feed item was originally published on 26/01/2009 under: cityscape, melbourne, photos, places, sunsets

© 2009 Mike Hudson for seriocomic.

THE PHOTO:
This isn't the sharpest or detailed shot, but still a nice view just after sunset, looking west from the Rialto observation deck in Melbourne.

POST PROCESSING:
Three exposure HDR composite, generated and tone-mapped in Photomatix, shadow/highlight in Photoshop, levels, curves, USM.

This feed item was originally published on 15/01/2009 under: cityscape, hdr, melbourne, photos, places, sunsets

© 2009 Mike Hudson for seriocomic.