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In the Shadow of the Queen (16)
JPlumb Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 855 W: 204 N: 1036] (3121)
This is a view of the courtyard in front of the Overseas Passenger Terminal a couple of hours after the Queen Victoria docked in Sydney. There weren’t huge crowds for the docking (that comes later) and by this time many of the people had dispersed, and gone back to their normal routines. It is still relatively early in the morning so the sun is still low, and its on the opposite side of the ship. It is very bright, but the shadow cast by this ship is huge. This shot was taken at 18mm so you get some kind of indication of size. Its like a big wall. It totally dwarfs the Overseas Passenger Terminal (the building on the left).

While in port, work continues on the ship. To the right of the white umbrellas you can see a man washing the hull, with a stream of water and if you squint, and look real carefully 3 decks above the “A” in Cunard, you will see a man painting. I was intrigued with this one so I climbed up onto the observation deck of the Overseas Passenger Terminal for a closer look. You can see the painters in Workshop 1. I’ve included a Workshop 2 to show another workman, on the other side of the ship. The early morning moon was out, with this guy standing just under the "Queen". I couldn’t let an opportunity like this slip by.

Workflow for the first shot was as follows:
Shot was taken in Raw, with a jpeg for reference (ISO 280 18 mm @f/9.5, 1/45)
NEF file adjusted for exposure, shadow and vignetting
Cropped with perspective to pull flag poles into alignment with edge
Duplicated original layer and changed blend mode to screen (opacity 25%) to lighten
Levels – not used
Curves – minimal, some slight contrast only
Added an overlay layer and dodged and burned with 5-20% opacity black and white Saturation layer +25 to master
Saved as a tiff
Cropped, resized, reduced noise on sky selection, added a layer, inversed selection, selectively sharpened with USM in small increments, modified sharpening with a layer mask (30-75% opacity black brush), framed and saved as a jpeg.
Altered Image #2

JPlumb Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 855 W: 204 N: 1036] (3121)
PS CS2
Edited by:JPlumb Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 855 W: 204 N: 1036] (3121)
The Moon and the Queen
I walked over to the Sydney Opera House to get some “Sunny-side” shots of the Queen. When I saw the moon, and with a workman yet, up by the stack, I had to take this shot. I have another with a jet in it too, but I thought maybe that was getting a little busy.
Altered Image #1

JPlumb Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 855 W: 204 N: 1036] (3121)
PS CS2
Edited by:JPlumb Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 855 W: 204 N: 1036] (3121)
Painting the Queen
2 months old and the work is on. I don’t know how many are employed painting the Queen, but I’ll bet it’s a full time job. Between the salt spray, sun and wind, this will be an endless job.