"Docked"

Photo of a boat at Albert Dock, the waterfront of Liverpool, England's 5th most populous city. Albert Dock was named a World Heritage Site in 2004 and boasts the largest number of protected buildings in Britain.

Behind the Photography Scenes:

No matter how good the camera, no camera sensor can capture the entire range of light to dark, while preserving both highlight and shadow detail. (That is, if you expose for the bright areas, then the camera sensor won't pick up detail in the shadow areas, and vice versa.) Therefore, when photographing a still subject that is both very dark and very bright (like this image, where areas of the image are well lighted, but the the sky and parts of the boat are very dark), I sometimes use high dynamic range (HDR) imaging. To capture this piece, I shot multiple photos using the same ISO and aperture, but varying shutter speeds, in order to create a range of exposures. I then combined four of the images using HDR and tone mapping software to create this final photographic art piece. I particularly like how, in this photo, the technique has allowed me to capture the detail in the clouds (my favorite part of the picture) while avoiding overexposure of the boat and retaining most of the blackness of night.

Keywords:
liverpool, beatles, merseybeat poets, boats, harbor, night shots, colorful, colourful, colours, colour, boat, ship, ships, sea, waterfront, water, ocean, oceans, lights, beautiful, beauty, flare, tourism, travel, tourists, places to visit, tourist, liverpool, england, united kingdom, europe, fine art photography, photographic art, world heritage site, capital of culture

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