First shot at "Urban Decay" ish tpye shots

[Stradawhovious]

Went out on a little photo-safari today to escape the snot nosed brats that are running my house (Really.... I think they are out to get me.... I have to sleep with one eye open....), and I came across an abandoned army barracks. It was a pretty cool scene with lots of buildings, but the fact that there was a dense thick cloud cover, and thick fresh snow on the roofs made for some real contrast issues........ For example, you can't determine where the roofline ends and the sky begins. It was frustrating. Also, being that the cloud cover was so very thick, a lot of the color and contrast was missing from the originals.

Long story short, I did what I could, and came up with these. These are shots of the Officer's Quarters.... or at least what's left of them. I would have loved to get inside, but I'm pretty sure breaking and entering on what is still active US Armed Forces property isn't a real good idea. Especially when that property shoulders up against an international airport.

#1 is by far my personal favorite of the three.

 

[SensePhoto]

i like the first one

 

[Stradawhovious]

Yeah, The first one wasn't washed out by the sun like the others. If the sun was actually shining, the first would have been in the shade, the other two would not have. It's amazing the effect the sun can have, even through thick cloud cover.

 

[SensePhoto]

Yeah, The first one wasn't washed out by the sun like the others. If the sun was actually shining, the first would have been in the shade, the other two would not have. It's amazing the effect the sun can have, even through thick cloud cover.

yeah agree with you there, first shot almost looks like an HDR image

 

[Pepperpwni]

First one looks great!

 

[Derrel]

I like the dullness, the blandness, of the first shot. The second and third have kind of poor handling of the larger snow-covered areas, and do not appear as strong, technically.

 

[tirediron]

I think there's some great opportunity for monochrome conversions here!

 

[gombrichornot]

they're all pretty much the same picture, but the last two are just overexposed. you should use the first one, but take more different shots.

 

[mike3767]

Yeah the first one is the best

 

[D-B-J]

First one is definately the best, and the last two have some exposure issues.

Regards,
Jake

 

[RockstarPhotography]

I Think they need something to draw the eye too.