Paradise Bay 01

A view from Paradise Bay...

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Location: Paradisbukta (Paradise Bay), Oslo, Norway
Date: February 09th, 2008
Light Conditions: Cloudy
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Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
Focal Length: 20 mm
Flash: --
Flash Mode: --

Shutter Speed: 60.0 sec
Aperture: 11.0
ISO: 100

Panorama: --
Tonemapping: --

Tripod: Manfrotto 055PROB
Tripod Head: Manfrotto 488RC2

Filters:
- Cokin Z-Pro Z121S ND Grad (ND8)
- Hoya ND400

Starting a new series. From a location called Paradise Bay near the capital Oslo.

This will quickly become my favorite new location. Excellent location for both sunrise and sunsets.

And I just love this pier and swimming ladder.

Long exposure. Curves adjustments for contrast enhancements and a slight levels adjustment before finishing off with
a little noise removal using Noise Ninja. Slight gain in red and yellow saturation (+7 both).

EDIT: I also have to mention that the ND400 filter decided to cast a purple hue here. Sadly. I've removed most of the color cast, but still it's a little too purple. While the real-life conditions were similar with the purple light, it wasn't as strong. Sometimes a color cast is easy to deal with in post processing, other times, adjusting color temperature in post-processing can change the whole image. You should have seen the original image

Besides, like I said to Alessio below, I consider my work to be not only depictions of a natural scene, but also art. My own art.

Part 1. More of this series coming soon.

Thanks for looking! - Anders

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