The weather on the Salt Flats can change pretty quickly. This storm moved in early in the day with 60 mph winds, rain and lightning. We had to take down our EZ-Ups and get off the Salt Flats because the storm was going to be very intense. I was on my bike and I wanted to get back to my hotel before it hit but I couldn’t resist stopping and shooting the storm as it rolled in. The wind was rocking me back and I had to put the face shield on my helmet down due to the salt that was being carried on the wind. I got the three shots for this panorama before it got too close for comfort and then I got on my bike and headed for town.
I stitched the three images together in Photoshop CS5 to create the panorama. After that I took the image into NIK HDR Efex Pro where I used the Realistic (Strong) preset before returning the image to Aperture for final sharpening and color adjustment.
Nice photo Nick
Thanks Steve I risked my life to get it… LOL
Thanks for providing the info about stiching the panorama together and the use of Nik HDR Efex Pro. I appreciate your passing it along. Not everyone is willing to share their post-production work flow and tips. Thanks again.
Thanks for taking time to comment. One of my goals with this blog is to share what works for me. I want my readers to learn from my posts. I’m not simply posting these images to draw attention; I genuinely want to be helpful.
Real lovely photo! /Anna
Thank you Anna.