I had wanted to photograph this bridge in Mostar, Bosnia for many years, and this morning I finally was able to do it. During the Balkan War 25 years ago, it was destroyed by a Croatian tank. After the war, it was painstakingly rebuilt by Turkish stonemasons to look exactly like the 16th century original. To gain this height, I climbed a minaret in a nearby mosque. The problem was that the stairway to the observation platform didn't open until nine o'clock in the morning, and by that time the sun was already high. The contrast was terrible, but I thought with HDR and post-processing manipulation, I might be able to produce something that was good. So, this is a 5-frame HDR composite with one f/stop increments. In the Nik Collection, I applied the 'tonal contrast' filter. Doing these things opened up the shadows and toned down the highlights to increase the dynamic range. I replaced the original bland sky with some nice clouds, too. My settings were f/16, 500 ISO, and I used a 24-105mm lens for the shot.
4 Comments
Jun 2, 2018, 2:46:29 PM
Jim - Hi Ian, I used f/16 for all the shots. It was the shutter speed that varied. That's the correct procedure for HDR.
Jun 2, 2018, 6:16:43 AM
Ian - You mentioned in this shot you used a 5-frame HDR composite with one f/stop increments. In your settings you have the f/stop as f/16, what was the starting f/stop?
May 31, 2018, 1:57:21 AM
Bob - Jim, this is really beautiful and clearly demonstrates what can be done to address difficult lighting situation. I have enjoyed all of the images from your current tour and also from France.
May 31, 2018, 1:02:50 AM
Jim - Thank you, Bob.