Castle photography in Belgium

Impressions · Dec 22, 2014

Hey guys, been a year or so but I'm back. Here are a few I took in Belgium and the Netherlands.

ronlane · Dec 22, 2014

WB Impressions. I think you may have baked those a tad long. (But HDR really isn't my thing.)

MichaelHenson · Dec 22, 2014

^^ Agreed. But, if HDR is your thing and you like the look, that's your call.

The subjects are amazing! I'd love to take a trip and get a bunch of castle shots someday.

Number one is my favorite! I'd like to see it in B&W!

Nevermore1 · Dec 22, 2014

Nice shots! I remember visiting #2/4 when I was little. #1 looks very familiar to me as well. I'm not a huge fan of HDR but do like the look in #1.

Matt Glick · Dec 22, 2014

I like #1. Really cool looking. Not a fan of the others though. Over done IMO.

Designer · Dec 22, 2014

Nice shots! Just as my own personal preference; I would rather see less HDR and more perspective correction.

I mean; as long as you're doing some highfalutin editing anyway, just go on ahead and straighten out the verticals.

Stormchase · Dec 22, 2014

Very cool castles i must say! I think HDR is a little strong as well.
I really like #1 for the HDR. All it needs is a few tombstones out front and a rusty gate! Muhahawesome

Impressions · Dec 23, 2014

Thanks everyone. I could have sworn I mentioned it, but I guess I didn't. I am a fan of semi-surreal photography. I do, of course, take normal pictures too.

All my camera equipment was stolen on my move over here, so I am currently working with a point and shoot Panasonic.

Thanks for all the advice! If anyone knows of any good places to shoot in Belgium, Netherlands, or Luxembourg that wouldn't be normally known to someone, feel free to tell me!

Impressions · Dec 23, 2014

Designer said:
Nice shots! Just as my own personal preference; I would rather see less HDR and more perspective correction.

I mean; as long as you're doing some highfalutin editing anyway, just go on ahead and straighten out the verticals.

I must be honest, I don't quite know how to do that.

Designer · Dec 23, 2014

Impressions said:
I must be honest, I don't quite know how to do that.

Some software will do that, but I don't have it myself.

Braineack · Dec 23, 2014

These remind me of when I used to color b&w photos with colored pencils...

SquarePeg · Dec 23, 2014

Impressions said:
Thanks everyone. I could have sworn I mentioned it, but I guess I didn't. I am a fan of semi-surreal photography. I do, of course, take normal pictures too.

All my camera equipment was stolen on my move over here, so I am currently working with a point and shoot Panasonic.

Thanks for all the advice! If anyone knows of any good places to shoot in Belgium, Netherlands, or Luxembourg that wouldn't be normally known to someone, feel free to tell me!

I also like the semi-surreal look for certain subjects and these definitely lend themselves to that. I like the dream like quality and colors of 2 - 4 but the first one is too dark and realistic to fit in with the others so it kind of throws it off. About the distortion - not sure if that adds to the surreal look or not, would have to see them before/after correction to decide for sure.