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A night to remember in Mallorca, Spain. I was driving around the beautiful mountain roads Mallorca has to offer. It was a rainy evening, but I decided to go out anyway. As the clouds started to disappear behind the mountains I stopped the car and wanted to capture this view of road reflections of the water and Milky Way barely visible in behind the mountains in the horizon. This photograph was captured somewhere between Andratx and Lluc. I also included a before photo for you to view.
Equipment & exif
Nikon D800, Samyang 14 mm f/2.8, Sirui R-4203L tripod & K-40X
ISO 6400, f/2.8, 30 sec. @ 14 mm
Post-processing
Samyang Lens Profile for Nikon D700 found with Adobe Lens Profile Downloader (here)
I edited the image in Lightroom with Phase Presets Collection for the color and overall clarity and detail. If you have the Phase Presets Collection you can follow these steps:
Lens profile correction
Temperature: 3200 & Tint +22 (might vary depending on your image)
Phase Preset: Night Subtle Detail
Phase Overall Settings: Stars Contrasty
Phase Effects: Vignette - Light
Phase Graduated Filters: Stars - Foreground Noise Reduction & Clarity
Final Adjustment: Noise Reduction - High ISO Med
Export: Check my Night Photography Tutorial for more information about my export settings.
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