Goa Gajah (Elephant Cave) was very spiritual at first look. The cave served as a meditation point for kings of the old, at least that’s what our guide told us. The entrance to the cave is guarded by stone carvings of menacing figures and there is a bathing pool nearby with statues. Another destination was Mount Batur, an active volcano. Of course we didn’t manage to get close to it, but we managed a few great shots. And as a special surprise, I’m giving away desktop wallpapers for each of the 4 Mt Batur pictures below in different screen resolutions and they are without any watermarks! Take your pick and download all four!
The statues at the bathing pool
The clear water at the bathing pool where water for prayers is obtained
The cave entrance
Full frontal view of the entrance with its carvings
Rames, me and Puvanan pose for a picture above the steps for the bathing pool
A pseudo-HDR image of Mt Batur
A view as the clouds hover by
Another pseudo-HDR of the lake beside the volcano
This was taken while it was drizzling and in a cool white balance setting
Download Mt Batur Wallpapers 1024 x 768
Download Mt Batur Wallpapers 1280 x 800
Download Mt Batur Wallpapers 1280 x 1024
Download Mt Batur Wallpapers 1440 x 900
Download Mt Batur Wallpapers 1600 x 1200
how u did the HDR effects bro?
1st u need the 3 images wit diff exposure. U can use bracketing function in ur cam to take all 3 without needing to change any setting. Or u can take one RAW file, and use Lightroom and create duplicate files wit diff exposure setting (usually, it’s -1, 0, +1)
I installed Photomatix plugin for Lightroom. Export the 3 images to Photomatix software, and it will combine the 3 images, but it will look a bit flat. U can send the file back to Lightroom (it will be in TIFF format) then do your regular touch up work (contrast, brightness, WB, etc), then finally export as JPEG image.
thank you sifu
The 5th one.. LOL! Bali Goa Gajah Naattamais!!
@Raaja: Check this month’s DCM. They got sm good tutorials on HDR.