Knockin on heavens door [HDR+DRI]

Knockin on heavens door [HDR+DRI], a photo by ang KulaS BoW on Flickr.

Yea, i know some of you might react to the title.. cos in the back of your mind. if this gonna be a heavens door im not gonna go inside.. but hey, for the record you'll never knew what you gonna get. as they say don't judge the book by it's cover. anyway, it's been long time i haven't posted with my blog so here's a urban decay taken from the slums of Old Balad in Jeddah. ~ enjoy

workflow:
arsenal:
canon 500D, 18-55mm kitlens, CPL filter

Shoot in 1 Raw file
-open in adobe bridge create another 2 separate exposures -2 & +2
-merged in Photomatix save file in .tif file
-open photoshop
-created 1 layer for curves for higlights and saturation
-created 1 layer for levels for selective darkening in some areas
- added 1 layer of high pass with vivid blending mode and added mask for selective sharpening.

music:
fix you - coldplay

/kulas