The Tour is coming to a close, but not before World Time Trial Champion Fabian Cancellara puts his stamp on the final time trail.

Capture Notes:

Nikon D700
Nikkor 80-200 AFD

Exposure1/5000 sec
Aperturef/2.8
Focal Length200 mm
ISO Speed200
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashNo Flash

Processing Notes:

Capture
Adobe Camera Raw
Nik Viveza 2
Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0 – Tonal Contrast filter (sliders at 5%)
Sized for web
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Tip: Make sure you remember that the final riders in the Tour de France time trial, leave at 3:00min intervals, as opposed to 1:00min intervals. It will surely help with your planning.

An astronaut with a day off from space walks, research, and mission tasks might want to take a break from the daily regiment of Tang to enjoy a nice pinot or cab with their protein paste. A quick trip to the wine cellar module on the International Space Station could provide such luxuries to our orbiting scientists. Although currently not available, or scheduled for production, a wine cellar would be a nice addition to the space based bed and breakfast. However, if there were such a thing, I believe this might be the wine cellar they would visit.

As a bit of an impressionist I commonly take creative liberties to realize my vision. Feel free to watch the video below to see how I use Photomatix 3.2 and a couple of NIK filters to build a wine cellar suitable for international space travel.

Capture Notes:
Nikon D300
Nikkor 16-85 VRII
Gitzo Traveler
Markin Q3T ball head

Aperture: f/16.0
Focal Length: 16 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Processing Notes:
Capture (7 images)
NX2 (Raw Conversion)
Photomatix (HDR/Tonemapping)
NIK Define 2.0 (Noise reduction)
Photoshop (Curves adjustment – global contrast/color correction)
Nik Color EFX Pro (Glamour glow – desaturate)
NIK Color EFX Pro (Tonal Contrast)
Photoshop (size for web)
NIK Sharpener (Display adaptive 35% selectively applied to the wine bottles)
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…or, if you have time, you can just watch the video (length: about 10mins).

If you are interested in purchasing any of the NIK Tools, make sure you use the coupon code LIGHTASMAGIC and receive a 15% discount on their products.

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To find out more about Photomatix 3.2 visit HDRSoft’s website at:

http://www.hdrsoft.com/

You can use the coupon code LIGHTASMAGIC to receive a 15% discount on Photomatix

When your mother-in-law asks you to post some images of doors, you listen! This one’s for you Betty. I discovered the image while taking an early morning photo stroll through the town of San Miguel. I love the doors of Cozumel. Each one is unique and seems to tell a story. I stumbled upon this door while the sun was still low on the horizon. I felt the shadow of the tree would help to tell its story.

For other doors and places to visit in Cozumel, feel free to check out my travel guide.

Nikon D300
Nikkor 17-35 AFS
Art Direction: Betty

Processing Notes:
Capture (1 image)
Nik ColorEFX Pro (Tonal contrast to add texture and saturation)
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