{"id":7629,"date":"2016-07-02T16:21:04","date_gmt":"2016-07-02T06:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alexwisephotography.net\/blog\/?p=7629"},"modified":"2016-07-02T16:21:04","modified_gmt":"2016-07-02T06:21:04","slug":"before-and-after-port-melbourne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alexwisephotography.net\/blog\/2016\/07\/02\/before-and-after-port-melbourne\/","title":{"rendered":"Before and After – Port Melbourne"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Driving around Port Melbourne on a rainy Sunday\u00a0with Jon Sander<\/a>\u00a0last winter, we stumbled across this overpass that provides a\u00a0great view of one of Melbourne’s\u00a0busier highways. We were fortunate that the overpass was quiet and isolated away from the traffic below making its way\u00a0in and out of Melbourne.<\/p>\n

So…\u00a0The photo you see is actually a composite of three images. One image formed the base with an additional two images being used to exaggerate the amount of traffic. Sure, I could have kept the shutter open for longer but to be honest –\u00a0I am\u00a0slightly pedantic when it comes to these things.<\/strong>\u00a0Sometimes it\u00a0can be easier to capture the base image and\u00a0snap seperate frames when you see a large lump of traffic or a truck coming. Using layer-masks makes dropping the additional traffic into the frame quite easy. Over the top? Probably.<\/p>\n

When it came to the colour grading of the image, I wanted to keep the cold feel from the day (keeping the sky looking cold and gloomy) but wanted some warmth to parts of the image. Using layer masks and a warmer temperature, I warmed the bottom half of the image while leaving the top half of the frame with a cold feel (using a layer mask to ensure the top half remain untouched).<\/p>\n

For the remainder of the image, I used a range of dodge and burning to:<\/p>\n