Old Main

darktiger · 29th of August 2008 (Fri)

Building in San Marcos, over 100 years old.

irishman · 29th of August 2008 (Fri)

Very nice HDR work!

sparker1 · 29th of August 2008 (Fri)

Very nice, impressive place.

canonloader · 29th of August 2008 (Fri)

A beautiful building and a great shot of it. I love the HDR effect. Are these a crop and the original? Or two shots at different zooms?

kenyc · 29th of August 2008 (Fri)

Looks like a great subject, unfortunately for me the hdr effect makes the result look like a cartoon of a drawing.

darktiger · 29th of August 2008 (Fri)

They are shot at two different zooms. I was trying to give it a "stuckincustoms" type of HDR look.

canonloader · 29th of August 2008 (Fri)

I did notice the two different shots after looking closely at the position of the clouds. Are they single shots HDR's or did you get like 3 to work with? But I love the effect. No, it's not real color, but it's still a very striking image anyway.

Animalhouse702 · 29th of August 2008 (Fri)

Great job with the processing! I LOVE this look

Bill Pham · 29th of August 2008 (Fri)

i like them but they do seem to have a color pencil look to them to me. but i like that kind of look too

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Bill

kenyc · 29th of August 2008 (Fri)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill Pham

i like them but they do seem to have a color pencil look to them to me. but i like that kind of look too

.

Bill

I should clarify perhaps, I love all types of art and it's not that I don't like this image and some of the images like this, just that I feel they are more art than a representation of nature in it's natural beauty and to me that is the core of the various fourms here, particularly the Landscape fourm. For me when an image is manipulated even as little as this one, it moves from the realm of photography into the realm of art because it is the manipulation of the image that becomes more prevalent in that final result than the natural beauty of reality on which it is based. Sure, it's a fine line and it varies from person to person......but....

I'm guess I'm beginning to think (as Mitch has suggested) that we need a separate forum for photo-manipulations (HDRs, over-saturations, experimentation) etc. This is what some forums do -- some very strict about the differentiation. Images I wouldn't say fit completely in the Experimental forum either though so maybe we need a new Photo-Manipulated Forum. Some here seem very passionate about HDR etc. So I'd bet there would be interest and possible moderators, etc.

canonloader · 29th of August 2008 (Fri)

I can see a definate need for an all HDR forum, whatever the subject. It has become so popular everywhere, that it would be a huge draw here at POTN. I know I would hang out in it.

Clearlight · 29th of August 2008 (Fri)

It's obviously a well done piece of work, it just doesn't look like a photograph. YMMV.

29th of August 2008 (Fri)	#1
darktiger Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,936	Old Main Building in San Marcos, over 100 years old. __________________ My Flickr My Gear My Zenfolio

29th of August 2008 (Fri)	#2
irishman Goldmember Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 4,098 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Old Main Very nice HDR work! __________________ 6D, G9, Sigma 50 1.4, Sigma 15mm Fisheye, Sigma 50 2.8 macro, Nikon 14-24G 2.8, Canon 16-35 2.8 II, Canon 24-105 f/4 IS, Canon 70-200 2.8 IS, tripod, lights, other stuff.

29th of August 2008 (Fri)	#3
sparker1 Cream of the Crop Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seminole, Fl Posts: 28,987	Re: Old Main Very nice, impressive place. __________________ Stan (See my gallery at http://www.pbase.com/sparker1) 7D, 50D, 300D, EF-S 10-22 mm, EF-S 18-55 mm kit lens, EF 24-105 L IS, EF 50 mm 1.8, Sigma 150-500mm (Bigmos)

29th of August 2008 (Fri)	#4
canonloader Cream of the Crop Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Behind A Camera Posts: 52,874 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Old Main A beautiful building and a great shot of it. I love the HDR effect. Are these a crop and the original? Or two shots at different zooms? __________________ Mitch- ____...^.^...____ My Microscope Stuff Gear List, My You Tube War is not about who's right, it's about who's left.

29th of August 2008 (Fri)	#5
kenyc Cream of the Crop Join Date: May 2005 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 15,425	Re: Old Main Looks like a great subject, unfortunately for me the hdr effect makes the result look like a cartoon of a drawing. __________________ Kenny A. Chaffin Art Page - Photo Gallery - Art Print Gallery - Writing&Poetry "Strive on with Awareness" - Siddhartha Gautama

29th of August 2008 (Fri)	#6
darktiger Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,936	Re: Old Main They are shot at two different zooms. I was trying to give it a "stuckincustoms" type of HDR look. __________________ My Flickr My Gear My Zenfolio

29th of August 2008 (Fri)	#7
canonloader Cream of the Crop Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Behind A Camera Posts: 52,874 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Old Main I did notice the two different shots after looking closely at the position of the clouds. Are they single shots HDR's or did you get like 3 to work with? But I love the effect. No, it's not real color, but it's still a very striking image anyway. __________________ Mitch- ____...^.^...____ My Microscope Stuff Gear List, My You Tube War is not about who's right, it's about who's left.

29th of August 2008 (Fri)	#8
Animalhouse702 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Near Dekalb Illinois Posts: 135 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Old Main Great job with the processing! I LOVE this look __________________ ________________________________________ 40D / Canon 28-135mm f3.5 IS USM / Nifty 50 / Sunpak 383 *My New Gallery!! http://kdunniganphotography.com* *"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away"*

29th of August 2008 (Fri)	#9
Bill Pham Cream of the Crop Join Date: May 2007 Location: St. Paul MN Posts: 5,101 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Old Main i like them but they do seem to have a color pencil look to them to me. but i like that kind of look too . Bill __________________ winning is fun and second is for loser I got Mitch hook on wide angle Gear list http://billpham.smugmug.com/

29th of August 2008 (Fri)	#11
canonloader Cream of the Crop Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Behind A Camera Posts: 52,874 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Old Main I can see a definate need for an all HDR forum, whatever the subject. It has become so popular everywhere, that it would be a huge draw here at POTN. I know I would hang out in it. __________________ Mitch- ____...^.^...____ My Microscope Stuff Gear List, My You Tube War is not about who's right, it's about who's left.

29th of August 2008 (Fri)	#12
Clearlight Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hermosa Beach, California Posts: 280 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Old Main It's obviously a well done piece of work, it just doesn't look like a photograph. YMMV. __________________ "A good photograph is knowing where to stand" -- Ansel Adams about.me/marc.evans

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