I actually had the pleasure to cruise on the Danube on a ship very similar to this a few years ago. It is so great. You can just relax on the deck and watch the beautiful scenery pass by. Really a great experience.
So this photo is taken opposite Durnstein in Austria. Really one of the most beautiful views in the area. I tried a little different type of editing here, so this is not HDR, as all edits were done just using Photoshop and Color Efex. But as there was not such a huge dynamic range here, there was no need for HDR anyway :)
Technique: Photoshop edit, Number of exposures: 1, Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D mark II, Lens: Canon 70-200mm F2.8 IS II, Focal length: 88mm, Aperture: 9, Middle exposure time: 1/250s, ISO: 100, Tripod used: no, Location: 48.394547, 15.515440
I find this one a bit overdone (purple on the boat looks like palstic and there a bit of same unnatural cold tone on the rocks). Interestingly, you take perfect care not to overdo you HDR´s! Other than that, this is may the best Durnstain Overlook I have ever seen.
Love, George
Could be.. I was so sleepy yesterday when editing this :) I played with the white on the ship, and somehow let the blue be as it was. It’s one of those photos, taken in the middle of the day, I never know what to do it. I so prefer sunsets and blue hours :)
>> I
so prefer sunsets and blue hours :)
This is one of reasons which make you a better photographer than I am: you are not as lazy as me!