Palace Hotel

[Eric&Susan]

There is an old hotel here in town, Ukiah CA, called the palace hotel. It is three stories and covers almost an entire block downtown. It has been named a California place of historical interest. It's been abandoned for as long as I've known about it. The doors are heavily chained and locked so going inside is not an option.:cry:

Anyways I got a new to me Canon 10-22 and thought I would head down there this morning. This is my first try at urban shooting. Being that this was something new I thought I would try some new post processing in LR. I'm sure some will think it's over the top but I enjoyed trying new things.

Here are a few of my favorites from today:

http://www.photosbyeric.smugmug.com/photos/263817588_mMYni-L.jpg


http://www.photosbyeric.smugmug.com/photos/263930274_jd6AD-L.jpg


http://www.photosbyeric.smugmug.com/photos/263830194_VGQ7b-L.jpg


This one caught my eye because if you look real close you can see the rule of thirds lines in the concrete:
http://www.photosbyeric.smugmug.com/photos/263824112_nEp66-L.jpg


This is pretty much what the whole hotel lookes like:
http://www.photosbyeric.smugmug.com/photos/263852335_he6Gy-L.jpg


More can be seen here:
http://www.photosbyeric.smugmug.com/gallery/4484174_NCP5i#263817588

Let me know what you think, even if they suck.

Thanks for looking,

Eric

[_Dc]

I really like the colours in pictures 1 and 2. what kind've PP work did you do on them?

great stuff. i wish i had the 10-22!

[Anke]

Nice set of interesting images, Eric. Black and white one is really nice.

[eddiebrown]

i really like the first three , number 2 being my fave .

[Eric&Susan]

Thanks for the compliments everyone.

The first one is a New York preset I found on the net, with the red bumped up.

The second is a preset called lomo, old film style.

Eric

[msurdin]

Really like the color ....