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Glufurafoss - Iceland
a7R, 24mm, ISO 100, f/13, 12 exposures This is the single most difficult landscape photo I have ever taken. To approach Glufurafoss you have to wade through the outflow of this waterfall and into a slot canyon. Conditions in this slot are about a 40MPH wind that is funneled through the canyon and a wall of water from the spray created by the waterfall. Every thing gets completely drenched in under a second. In 5 seconds, you see absolutely nothing in the viewfinder due to water. In order to photograph this, I had to take 4 separate photos at three different exposures each to deal with water on the front element and the dynamic range. Between each individual exposure, I had to block, with my body the front element and wipe it clean. I then had to keep the front element covered until the moment of exposure, take the shot and then do the process all over again 12 times. I then combined the 4 shots at each exposure using the Photoshop Darken blending mode since this retains the darkest pixel and ignores the rest in order to eliminate water spots. Once I had 3 relatively water spot free images at the three different exposure levels, I then combined them using the Interior blending mode in Photomatix with some adjustments. In the final outcome, there is still some evidence of reduced contrast due to water spotting but it has been largely minimized. I went back to this spot three times after looking at the individual images at the various hotels and then refined the technique each time in order to finally come up with this. It's not perfect, far from it, but I am relatively pleased I was able to get something this clear given the circumstances. E.J. Peiker http://www.EJPhoto.com
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