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PeterLyons
May-31-2008, 10:24 AM
The Dave Hill effect is detailed here:
http://limeliteimages.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/dave-hill-tutorial/

Thanks to Michael Kirk for turning me on to this cool effect. I've been having some fun this morning playing with it with a few of my favorite shots. It definitely works better with some than with others. I'm attaching a few that I think take best advantage of it.
PeterLyons
May-31-2008, 10:24 AM
Another...
PeterLyons
May-31-2008, 10:25 AM
And another...
PeterLyons
May-31-2008, 10:25 AM
Two more coming...
PeterLyons
May-31-2008, 10:26 AM
last one...
brncr6
Jun-01-2008, 10:24 AM
THe 1st and 3rd photos are awesome. Really showing motion and action. Very good captures.
stromhammer
Jun-01-2008, 06:42 PM
Very nice! I've looked at this set of photos several times now and keep coming back to the 2nd. Very good work.

Thanks for sharing.

David
cmason
Jun-01-2008, 07:21 PM
Very nice photos and processing. I like this recipe quite a lot, will give it a try.

On Lightroom Killer Tips, there was a similar video and free presets:

http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/2008/presets-my-new-auto-fix-preset/

I think this preset overdoes it a bit, but give it a try
ian408
Jun-01-2008, 08:19 PM
The second shot reminds me of something from Voyage of American Promise.
Don't know why. But it does. Maybe it's the solitary nature of the shot?
PeterLyons
Jun-01-2008, 09:22 PM
Thanks for all of your kind compliments about my work.

I found I needed to customize this effect for each photo to get the right look--it couldn't be totally automated. In about 90% of the photos I tried this with, I found I didn't want anything near 100% fill light, as it says in the instructions on the web page. That was way too much, unless I was missing something else.

That second shot is my friend Phil MacFarlane competing in a singlehanded ocean race last year.
ian408
Jun-01-2008, 09:39 PM
That second shot is my friend Phil MacFarlane competing in a singlehanded ocean race last year.
Nice :thumb Transpac?
PeterLyons
Jun-01-2008, 09:52 PM
Nice :thumb Transpac?

No, in that case it was one of the Singlehanded Sailing Society races to the Farallones or the Lightship buoy or something... I can't recall now exactly which one.

Wait 'til July this year! We'll have several days with racers departing under the Gate bound for Hawaii.
ian408
Jun-01-2008, 09:56 PM
Wait 'til July this year! We'll have several days with racers departing under the Gate bound for Hawaii.

I guess it's time to go find a Latitude 38 for the dates :D
PeterLyons
Jun-01-2008, 10:23 PM
I guess it's time to go find a Latitude 38 for the dates :D

Yep! Of course, the calendar is online too, at latitude38.com.