-- Esplanade Bridge :: Singapore -- HDR

-- Esplanade Bridge :: Singapore -- HDR , originally uploaded by Pappu | Photography Love  :: NIKON.

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View from Merlion Park, Singapore.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Esplanade Bridge is a 260 metre-long (850 ft.) road bridge that spans across the mouth of the Singapore River in Singapore with the Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay on its northern abutment and the Merlion on the southern. The 70 metre-wide (230 ft.) low-level concrete arched bridge has seven spans and supports two four-lane carriageways and walkways along both sides.

The bridge was built to provide faster vehicular access between Marina Centre and the financial district of Shenton Way. Construction of the bridge began in early 1994 and was completed in March 1997. The main contractor was Obayashi Corporation. The bridge then blocked views of the Merlion statue from the Marina Bay waterfront, raising a need for the original Merlion statue to be relocated from the back to the front of the bridge.

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3 exposure shot bracketing [-3, 0, +3], AF28-75mm F/2.8 Tamron lens

Process
HDR Tone mapped detail enhancer (Photomatix)
1 mask layer Hue/ Saturation Master
1 mask layer Hue/ Saturation yellows
1 mask layer Hue/ Saturation / Blues
2 mask layer Curves for contrast
2 mask Levels layer for brightness
Added black strips

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