{"id":3361,"date":"2022-05-26T11:37:58","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T03:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etwophotography.com\/?p=3361"},"modified":"2022-05-26T11:39:16","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T03:39:16","slug":"pantai-bersih","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etwophotography.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/26\/pantai-bersih\/","title":{"rendered":"Pantai Bersih Sunset"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Digging out some past photo for landscape shots, I found this shot that was taken last November 2021 when I joined the short getaway trip organized by Photojam group. This jetty\/platform which sits above above Pantai Bersih on the map, is also a few hundred meters away from Butterworth town in Penang. It has quite a scenic view of the whole Penang Island in sunset. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s the location I&#8217;ve included in case you guys are interested to visit there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"kb-google-maps-container kb-google-maps-container_5b709a-02\" data-mapid=\"_5b709a-02\"><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" style=\"border:0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed\/v1\/place?key=KADENCE_GOOGLE_MAPS_KEY&amp;zoom=15&amp;maptype=roadmap&amp;q=pantai%20bersih\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I reached there, the sun was about to set. Quickly took out my stuff and setup my camera, snapped a shot. Didn&#8217;t quite like the harsh sunlight. Also, the dynamic range between the sun and the surrounding was too much for my camera to handle. Here&#8217;s how it looked like straight out from the camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image_b31716-88\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.etwophotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSCF0501-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-3362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.etwophotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSCF0501-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.etwophotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSCF0501-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.etwophotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSCF0501-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.etwophotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSCF0501-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.etwophotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSCF0501-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.etwophotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSCF0501.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Harsh direct sunlight<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>So, I waited&#8230; not for long though. Just a little over 10 minutes later, the sun went down behind the mountain and the scene suddenly changed. Slapped on my 10-stops ND filter and did a 2 minutes exposure&#8230; and here&#8217;s the result straight out from the camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image_a49545-27\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.etwophotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSCF0503-2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-3364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.etwophotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSCF0503-2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.etwophotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSCF0503-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.etwophotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSCF0503-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.etwophotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSCF0503-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.etwophotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSCF0503-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.etwophotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSCF0503-2.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>No more harsh sunlight<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In Lightroom, I changed the white balance to a slightly warmer tone (I recalled it was waaaay warmer than the pic above). After that, I ramped up the shadows to 100% to reveal all details in the dark area while reducing the highlight to preserve those details in the sky. Here&#8217;s the &#8220;after LR edit&#8221; before exporting it to Photoshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image_9112de-81\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.etwophotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSCF0503-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-3366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.etwophotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSCF0503-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.etwophotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSCF0503-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.etwophotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSCF0503-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.etwophotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSCF0503-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.etwophotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSCF0503-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.etwophotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSCF0503.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The wonders of shadow &amp; highlight recovery in Lightroom!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Not bad for a rough edit before sending it to Photoshop. Just with highlight and shadow sliders in Lightroom, I was able to recover soooo much data. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Photoshop, there&#8217;s quite fair bit of cloning &amp; spot healing to be done as I&#8217;ve removed those tripods and people moving around on the jetty. I also removed those distracting &#8220;floating balls&#8221; in the sea. After that, I did some contrast and saturation enhancement. I also did some dodge &amp; burn on the foreground rocks. When all that is done, I will do the sharpening in my final touch back in Lightroom. And here&#8217;s the final result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image_4db8cb-4d\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.etwophotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSCF0503-Edit-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-3367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.etwophotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSCF0503-Edit-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.etwophotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSCF0503-Edit-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.etwophotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSCF0503-Edit-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.etwophotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSCF0503-Edit-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.etwophotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSCF0503-Edit-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.etwophotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/DSCF0503-Edit.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The final result<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading_02c2e5-26 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_02c2e5-26\">Shot with XT4 + XF 10-24mm F4 (10mm, 120sec at F16, ISO 160)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Digging out some past photo for landscape shots, I found this shot that was taken last November 2021 when I joined the short getaway trip organized by Photojam group. 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