First magazine cover

I had my photos in few magazines before, but never on a cover. But that changed this month with the new issue of the Practical Photography magazine. Go and check it out :)

From the hill

I took many photos from this spot, and you have seen them. This is the spot with the best view of the Liberty bridge in Budapest. But I never took a photo towards the other side, towards the city center. So this time I tried one. And to make it more interesting, I went with a panorama right away :)

This is a two shot panorama, each shot from 3 exposures. HDR created in Oloneo Photoengine, finished in Photoshop.

Technique: Oloneo Photoengine, Number of exposures: 2×2, Camera Model: Sony a7R + Metabones MkIII Adapter, Lens: Canon 24-70mm F2.8, Focal length: 68mm, Aperture: 8, Middle exposure time: 8.0s, ISO: 100, Tripod used: yes, Location: 47.485197, 19.051870

First when I combined this panorama, I thought that I made some mistake somewhere. The sky just looked so different on one side than on the other. But after reviewing the source photos, I noticed that the middle one, has the both skies in the same photos, so there was no mistake :) I think it must have rained somewhere in the middle of this, as it just looks that way.

This one is also quite a big shot, 78Mpix to be exact. It was created from three images, each one from 3 exposures. BTW. I really like this view, so be ready for more photos from this spot over the next weeks :)

Technique: Oloneo Photoengine, Number of exposures: 3×3, Camera Model: Sony a7R + Metabones MkIII Adapter, Lens: Canon 24-70mm F2.8, Focal length: 48mm, Aperture: 8, Middle exposure time: 1/4s, ISO: 100, Tripod used: yes, Location: 48.842261, 2.321754

It’s so easy to make a photo identifiable as taken in Paris. Just put the Eiffel tower in the background, and everybody know immediately :) Same for this photo, of one of the statues on the Alexander bridge.

This is a single exposure, edited in Lightroom and Photoshop.

Technique: Oloneo Photoengine, Number of exposures: 1, Camera Model: Sony a7R + Metabones MkIII Adapter, Lens: Canon 24-70mm F2.8 IS II, Focal length: 70mm, Aperture: 5.6, Middle exposure time: 4.0s, ISO: 125, Tripod used: yes, Location: 48.864135, 2.313446

So rare to have a finished photo with no blue in it. So refreshing. Btw. I’m not sure if it’s due to the adapter, but I feel like I’m getting more lens flares now, and the sun star is not as clear as it used to be when using a lens directly on the Canon body. But maybe it’s just a feeling :)

For those curious, this is from the same bridge as the photo I posted yesterday. This is a blend of three exposures. Normal, darker and a normal with my hand shading the sun. You can find more about this technique in this tutorial.

Technique: Oloneo Photoengine, Number of exposures: 3, Camera Model: Sony a7R + Metabones MkIII Adapter, Lens: Canon 16-35mm F2.8, Focal length: 27mm, Aperture: 18, Middle exposure time: 1/13s, ISO: 200, Tripod used: yes, Location: 48.856510, 2.286782

I so like to frame landmarks. Always looking for something that I could have in around it. With the Eiffel tower it’s not so easy, as it is quite high, but with a wide enough lens, it is possible :)

This is a HDR from three shots, created in Oloneo Photoengine, finished in Photoshop.

Technique: Oloneo Photoengine, Number of exposures: 3, Camera Model: Sony a7R + Metabones MkIII Adapter, Lens: Canon 16-35mm F2.8, Focal length: 16mm, Aperture: 14, Middle exposure time: 1/80s, ISO: 100, Tripod used: yes, Location: 48.856510, 2.286782