London

Taken 23-Nov-15

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Photo Info

Dimensions5340 x 3560

Original file size8.47 MB

Image typeJPEG

Color spacesRGB

Date taken23-Nov-15 16:34

Shooting Conditions

Camera makeSONY

Camera modelDSLR-A700

Focal length20 mm

Focal length (35mm)30 mm

Max lens aperturef/5.6

Exposure6s at f/20

FlashNot fired, compulsory mode

Exposure bias0 EV

Exposure modeAuto

Exposure prog.Aperture priority

ISO speedISO 640

Metering modePattern

Digital zoom0x

Buses Big Ben to Trafalgar

Bang up to date now with this image from yesterday. This viewpoint is from a crossing on the edge of Trafalgar Square looking down Whitehall to Big Ben. This is a single image. It can be difficult to get a good view on both sides of the road with moving vehicles. I was there for 20 minutes to get this one which was one of those eureka shots.

The pictures were taken with a Sony A700 with a Sigma 10-20 wide angle zoom at 20mm. Taken with a tripod. The colours are original, I did not do any editing to the colours. I processed the image in RAW for recovery of highlights and clarity. It was essentially a manual false HDR. I processed the image in RAW a second time at minus 2 EV and pasted it in to the original at 30% opacity and with a layer mask to bring down highlights in some areas. The image was then processed in RAW a third time at minus 4EV and a layer mask used to apply the change only to the clock face of Big Ben.

A crop and the heal and clone brush were used to remove 2 areas of distracting highlights from the edges of the picture.