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 To give you some insight into the opportunities and the process, I've provided copies of the two original shots used to produce the image above. The shot at right is sunset reflected in clouds over Reno, Nevada. At the end of a workday, I just happened to be in the right place at the right time, driving back from Lake Tahoe on I-80.This original 1500x1000 pixel image was resized to 4000-pixels wide and digitally enhanced, to facilitate the compositing process.
This image was also resized to a multiple of the original size, to facilitate the masking process. In this masking process, I digitally erase all elements in the frame -- background, labels, etc. -- that I don't want to appear in the final image, replacing them with a single-color value, in this case 'aaaaaa', or 'light-gray'. 0nce I have the foreground element prepared, I can 'grab' it with digital tools, and place it over the Reno sunset, blending the edges of the two components. Once I'm happy with the position and color effects, I resize the composite downward, to the finished image size, in this case about 2000x1500 pixels, and add any other sharpening or color adjustments. The resulting image file has enough resolution to print a 150dpi image 15x10 inches, or to be further resized for other print or website uses !! |
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The microphone was photographed in a radio studio in Virginia, part of a different project, using soft light provided by overhead fixtures. No special effort was made to provide a seamless background -- that's the acoustic wall material of the studio in the background, and the top of the console at the bottom of the image.