Another photo from Point Lobos State Reserve in California which is located a short distance from Monterey and Carmel. The day I took the featured photo I spent the afternoon exploring the southern part of the park. I was shooting from Pelican Point with a partial view of the beautiful Gibson Beach on the left side and with the mountains of the Big Sur in the background..
Loc: 36.523464, -121.952609
Shooting and Processing
Once again, I took 3 bracketed shots with the intention to merge multiple shots to HDR later in Photoshop but, I only needed a single RAW file to achieve the final result.
For the processing, I used a Lightroom preset based workflow, using Harsh Shadows present from my Landscapes Collection (you can always download free presets here).
Deconstructing Featured Photo
- Camera: Sony a6000
- Lens: Sony 10-18
- Focal Length: 10mm
- ISO: 100
- Aperture: F10
- Shutter Speed: 1/100 sec
- Tripod: FEISOL Tournament CT-3442
- Ballhead: FEISOL CB-40D
Processing: Lightroom Preset Based Workflow
Lightroom: import, tagging, preset based processing (Harsh Shadows preset from Landscape Collection)
Photoshop: contrast, color correction.
Photoshop Plugins:
- Topaz DeNoise was used to reduce digital noise (sky, water).
- Topaz Clarity was used to enhance details and boost colors.
