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As I walked through the area I came upon this crane operator who was clearing the windows on his crane of the morning dew. On this particular morning the sky was very dramatic and I wanted to capture the sunrise and the clouds. There are several cranes in this section that are driving piles to anchor the new Spaghetti Junction overpasses and ramps. Currently there is a lot of preparation going that is primarily focused on the foundation work for the overpasses and ramps that will make up the revamped Spaghetti Junction portion of the project. Last week I was shooting in the eastern approach section of Spaghetti Junction to create a record of the work going being done by Walsh Construction as the Ohio River Bridges Project progresses. Posted in Construction Photography, Fine Art Photo, Landscape, Software, Topaz Plug-in Tagged clouds, composition, exposure value, Graphics, High dynamic range imaging, Louisville, louisville kentucky, Ohio River Bridges Project, plug-ins, reflections, Spaghetti Junction Sunrise, Sunrise, Topaz Clarity, Topaz FX, Topaz Labs, Topaz ReStyle, Walsh Construction Leave a commentĬrane Operator Silhouette (Topaz Adjust Version)Ĭlick on the image to enlarge it in another window.

#Topaz studio clarity workflow trial

Even if you aren’t ready to make a purchase you can use the link to access a Free 30 day Trial of Topaz Labs products to determine whether or not they will fit your own digital workflow. I have an affiliate relationship with Topaz Labs, and earn a small commission on any sales that are made by using the Topaz Labs link below, which helps support this site. One of the things I like about how ReStyle worked was the way it didn’t create or amplify any noise in the dark areas of the image. I intentionally allowed the exposure to be dark in the foreground to lend an air of mystery to the final image. In this second version I used Topaz ReStyle and selected the Fiery Night Preset to really change the sky colors.As you can see it has an entirely different feel from the first image The only difference was the Topaz program I chose to use on the original image. Spaghetti Junction Sunrise (Topaz Restyle Version, Fiery Night Preset Version) The Clarity version allowed me to bring out the colors in the sunrise sky and the reflection in the foreground while still keeping the equipment subdued yet readable. I opted to use this frame because I liked the way it emphasized the sky and obscured the foreground. In the each version I worked the underexposed frame from the bracket set I shot for HDR processing. Today I’m sharing two versions of the same image to show how Topaz Clarity and Topaz Restyle can be used to create different feeling images from the same exposure. Spaghetti Junction Sunrise (Topaz Clarity Version)

#Topaz studio clarity workflow pro

Posted in Architecture, Fine Art Photo, HDR, Panorama, Sunset, Topaz Plug-in, Waterfront Park Tagged architecture, composition, HDR, HDR Efex Pro, Kentucky, Louisville, NIK HDR Efex Pro 2, Ohio River Bridges Project, photography, Photoshop CC, reflections, sunset, Topaz Clarity Leave a comment Once that was done I returned it to Photoshop CC and added an additional layer that I used Topaz Clarity as a filter to fine tune the final contrast and color. This image too is a three frame bracket merged in Photoshop CC and then opened in Adobe Camera Raw to make most of my basic image adjustments. The sky was very pastel along the southern side of the river and I wanted to capture that feature of the sunset as an additional element I felt it was important to include the clouds on the left to balance the composition. I was also taken by the rose color of the light and how it lit the forms of the piers. I set up my tripod just before the sun dropped below the horizon and hoped to get some good light on the piers that support the bridge. In this image I wanted to shoot from Indiana back across the river to Kentucky under the Abraham Lincoln Bridge. The shoreline is Waterfront Park in Louisville, Kentucky. Piers under the Abraham Lincoln Bridge at sunset. Adobe Photoshop CC does an excellent job of merging bracketed images.įor these images, I am using Photoshop CC layers and Topaz Clarity as a final layer to fine tune the contrast and color in the finished images. Rather than continue to work in NIK HDR eFex 2 I know it is time for me to find a viable solution to my desire to shoot and process HDR images. Even though I have used NIK HDR eFex 2 for nearly ten years I realize that it will eventually be obsolete due to advances in both computers and operating systems. I am also experimenting with using Photoshop CC to merge my bracket sets because Google is no longer supporting the NIK HDR eFex 2 software.

With the approach of Fall, I have started photographing Waterfront Park and the Louisville cityscape as the season progresses. Sunset cityscape of Louisville, Kentucky as fall approaches.