This is a picture I shot five years ago today at Victoria Park in Regina, SK, Canada. That was the coldest place in the world that I have ever been...
The original picture was skewed in
Pixelmator 1.5.1 for correcting minor distortion, then was processed using the Tone Mapping function of Photomatix Pro 4.0 in various enhancement effects including Deep, Smooth, Painterly, Grunge, and Black & White.
This was an experiment of using HDR software to enhance a single image, rather than multiple images in different exposures. Thanks to the new design of Preset Thumbnail Panel and Preview Window of
Photomatix Pro 4, users may visually see the
Tone Mapping results and adjust the effect instantly. That's a great user experience. The same work with the previous versions were painful, and that's why I chose to buy this version 4.
Image skewed, and enhanced in Deep and Smooth effect.
Image enhanced in Painterly, Grunge and Black & White effect.
War Memorial, Victoria Park, Regina, SK, Canada
Canon IXUS 50, F/2.8, 1/50 sec, 5.8 mm, ISO 50, Pattern Mode, 08:05 27 November 2005Based on the last B&W image above, the following image was processed in Picasa 3.6.7 in turn to represent some of my personal feelings on that winter in Regina. Finally all images were published from Picasa as well.
War Memorial, Victoria Park, Regina, SK, Canada
Canon IXUS 50, F/2.8, 1/50 sec, 5.8 mm, ISO 50, Pattern Mode, 08:05 27 November 2005
Image skewed, level changed, enhanced in Sepia and Warmify effects, sharpened and cropped
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