Hampshire Barge

Hampshire Barge (we didn't get the actual name) is situated in front of the Salt Cafe at Wicor Marine, Portchester. 

Although it wasn't photographed for this specific purpose, when we saw the colours we felt they would suit expansion of the dynamic range especially when given a little saturation tweak using HDR software to resemble a painting. 

The original photograph went through several processes to give this final look, but started off with a simple crop to get rid of distractions on each side. The saturation was done in two stages, with a sharpening stage in between to ensure the masts in the background remained visible. A slight curves adjustment later and it was ready to go through Photomatix Pro. 

One of the Painterly presets was selected in Photomatix although it was adjusted down to reduce the heavy grain appearance which it often produces. The edges were then sharpened before the final stage of softening, the method of which will remain a closely guarded secret. This print was produced specifically for canvas, but does look great on Fotospeed 315gsm Archival Paper :). We hope you like it too.