It is becoming a tradition for me to visit Southwest Head the first thing after arriving at Grand Manan Island.
Normally, at the time of arrival of the first ferry of the day, it is still foggy on the island. The Southwest Head is the tip of the island from where the fog starting to disappear first and this is the spot from where I start my photo exploration of the island.
This time, the fog lasted much longer than usual and I had a perfect opportunity to take a long hike along the cliffs of the south shore of the island.
Loc: 44.601962, -66.905717
Shooting
It was a warm and humid morning with absolutely no wind. The shooting was easy, I simply took 3 bracketed shots 3 (-1, 0, 1) on a tripod.
Processing
I had an idea on how to edit the scene even before I took the very first shot. I wanted to create a surreal, cross processed look and the Clock Tower preset was the perfect candidate for the job.
It was a single RAW file editing.
I applied the Lightroom preset Clock Tower from my Landscape Collection and after I used TOOLKIT to boost colors and contrast.
The Lightroom Preset Editing Formula: Clock Tower (8, 16, 24, 32, 40)
Deconstructing Featured Photo
- Camera: Sony a6000
- Lens: Sony 10-18mm
- Focal Length: 10mm
- ISO: 100
- Aperture: F11
- Shutter: 1/250s
- Bracketing: 3 (-1, 0, 1)
- Tripod: FEISOL Tournament CT-3442 – Check my FEISOL Tournament CT-3442 Review.
- Ballhead: FEISOL CB-40D
Processing:
Lightroom: import, tagging, Lightroom Rapid Editing.
Photoshop: color correction, contrast, cleaning.
Photoshop Plugins:
- Topaz DeNoise was used to reduce digital noise (sky).
- Topaz Clarity was used to enhance details and boost colors (mountains).
