Into Botany Bay

[Barefoot]

The road leading into Botany Bay Plantation near Edisto Island, SC.

http://i781.photobucket.com/albums/yy94/CircleOfConfussion/IntoBotanyBay.jpg

[Mad Aussie]

Looks like a fantastic road to drive through. Was the photographic version no good?

[Barefoot]

A very interesting ¾ mile drive lined with backlit palms, spanish moss, the remains of decaying trees, and what must be a trillion mosquitoes. And then, of course, it looks entirely different when you've turned around and go the other way to get back out. The road itself is not the destination, however. I spent only enough time there to allow the tide to recede to a point that would make the sole reason for my journey possible.

Oh, and I fixed this for you too, if that's alright? ;)




Looks like a fantastic road to drive through. Was the postcard/textbook version no good?

[Mad Aussie]

Well that road looks like a cool destination to me!

[edG]

love the tones and comp in this one

[asnow]

Wonderful tones and comp and the PP work you have done.

[Matt K.]

Dy-no-mite. Love this image and the processing. Outstanding.

[Marko]

very cool image - dig the mood and tones

[Lungelarry]

Wow..........

[Barefoot]

Wow..........

Forward or backwards, that sounds good to me. Thanks.

[Michaelaw]

Tis indeed a great image BF :thumbup:

[Runmonty]

Has all been said before but this is a great moody image

[Marko]

I'm curious - can you describe the processing here?

[Hillbillygirl]

As was said, WOW!!!! This is an amazing shot, and you have made it this way with your perfect PP technique, and choice of b&w for this.

[Barefoot]

I'm curious - can you describe the processing here?

Surely. I brought the raw file into Capture NX 2 and there it got just the rudimentary adjustments to WB and levels as well as making use of various noise reduction features. Saved that as a tiff and then went into Silver Efex 2 and selected the High Structure Smooth pre-set. I applied the orange filter and adjusted it to the strength that suited me. After that, I tweaked the sliders for amplifying both whites and blacks as well as soft contrast and dynamic brightness. I applied the lightest coffee tone and the least amount of lens fall off. I then went to my orton preset that I built and have used for a couple of years. Reduced the opacity of that layer by 50%. Lastly, I sharpened and dodged/burned as I saw fit.

I really wish I had used a CP filter to help reduce the glare on the foliage, but if you guys like it then I'm happy enough with it like it is. This old road will be there for some time to come. It's the old dead trees on the beach that won't withstand many more hurricanes before they've fallen.

[Iguanasan]

I somehow missed this very cool shot. Nicely done!