Assignment: "Blend together the images you took during week #2 and post. Or you can take new images, remember to go 0 EV, +2 and -2 EV,. three images per scene. And then blend those together, using whatever software you are using, and post. Don't hesitate to ask questions. If you have some new ideas or are using some software not discussed here, we would like to hear about it."

*Note* My gear: My camera is a Nikon D40 with a 18-70 Nikon lens. My tripod is something I purchased at a retail store.

Photomatix copy

I used Photomatix. The presets are natural, smooth skys, painterly and grunge. The first copy above is grunge. I then did a copy in natural and used Photoshop to change the color tone.
painterly photomatix-light

Painterly with Photomatix Pro 3.2

I used Photomatix Light to do this image. The program is free to those who have Photomatix already.

© Darlene Duncan 2012