Hotel

vipgraphx · Feb 12, 2012

Went out of town on a soccer tournament this weekend and took some pictures of the hotel in various areas as could.

Dusk shot-

Pathway 7 exposures

hotelpathcropped by VIPGraphX, on Flickr

Night Shots-

Fountain 5 exposures

fountainbigcropped by VIPGraphX, on Flickr

One Courtyard 5 exposures

courtyardcropped by VIPGraphX, on Flickr

JessicaLynn · Feb 12, 2012

wow =O your photos are gorgeous....... so warm & inviting lol

EIngerson · Feb 13, 2012

These are great.

Bynx · Feb 13, 2012

Good stuff. Very lifelike and they really draw you in. I think you could have done with another couple of under exposures to get those bright lights better. But overall, nice job.

vipgraphx · Feb 13, 2012

Thanks!

Bynx- I actually have a few darker exposures. I think I might use one for the second image to get the blue color out of the three white lights.

vipgraphx · Feb 13, 2012

Here are a couple more.

This shot is what you see when you get out of the elevator and make your way to the parking lot.

fountainsmallcropped by VIPGraphX, on Flickr

One of the lobby shots I was able to get. I liked the chandelier

chandelere cropped by VIPGraphX, on Flickr

Hallway Archs ( I liked the archs that led down the path )

hallway with archs A by VIPGraphX, on Flickr

HughGuessWho · Feb 13, 2012

I really like all of your pictures. And with the input and guidance of those like Bynx, I hope to do some amazing HDR's myself.

vipgraphx · Feb 13, 2012

HughGuessWho said:
I really like all of your pictures. And with the input and guidance of those like Bynx, I hope to do some amazing HDR's myself.

If you have drive you WILL! I am constantly evolving and learning faster and better ways to process. Keep in mind there is never one way to do everything. Explore new methods through trial and error and be creative so you stand out.

If I can help in anyway I will be glad to!

HughGuessWho · Feb 13, 2012

vipgraphx said:
If you have drive you WILL! I am constantly evolving and learning faster and better ways to process. Keep in mind there is never one way to do everything. Explore new methods through trial and error and be creative so you stand out.

If I can help in anyway I will be glad to!

Thanks a lot. I may just take you up on that offer.

Bynx · Feb 13, 2012

What an astounding place to shoot. And made for HDR. I just think the colors are too vibrant. Ive toned them back on the left half alongside your original. If you shot Raw file when you open them I think you should have a choice of WB. Try choosing Sunlight and see if that strong orange light will look more natural. Just a suggestion.

Zembonez · Feb 13, 2012

Beautiful. The lights near the roofline in the third picture really take it down for me, but they are all very nice and inviting.

vipgraphx · Feb 13, 2012

Bynx said:
What an astounding place to shoot. And made for HDR. I just think the colors are too vibrant. Ive toned them back on the left half alongside your original. If you shot Raw file when you open them I think you should have a choice of WB. Try choosing Sunlight and see if that strong orange light will look more natural. Just a suggestion.

Yes it was a great place to take some photos. I wish I could get more but i was only able to get about an hour in the first night we were there. The rest of the time was spent with the soccer team. This hotel had a very warm feeling. Many of the lights were Yellow with a mellow dramatic feeling. When I processed these I wanted to bring out the rich colors so I amped up the yellows and reds. I am very happy with the results and appreciate your edit and suggestion. I also took the time to work on composition and I think I did a good job (hopefully you folks will to)

Zembonez said:
Beautiful. The lights near the roofline in the third picture really take it down for me, but they are all very nice and inviting.

I can see where those lights can be distracting. On the bright side of things at least they are on both sides of the frame so it has balance.

Thanks

JustinZ850 · Feb 13, 2012

Really nice work!!

vipgraphx · Feb 14, 2012

Thanks!

vipgraphx · Feb 15, 2012

Bynx said:
What an astounding place to shoot. And made for HDR. I just think the colors are too vibrant. Ive toned them back on the left half alongside your original. If you shot Raw file when you open them I think you should have a choice of WB. Try choosing Sunlight and see if that strong orange light will look more natural. Just a suggestion.

Bynx- reworked a few of those photos. I think this is what you were getting at (correct me if I am wrong )

6867563233_5a352454fa_b by VIPGraphX, on Flickr

6870691417_1df0c032a4_b by VIPGraphX, on Flickr

6870691649_2ed53c9612_b by VIPGraphX, on Flickr