Last few days

[myshkin]

Heres a few shots from this past week in Ecuador
All 7-9 1 stop exps, photomatix 4, LR3

Chapel in Basilica, Quito

Basilica, Quito

Treehouse in the Sky, Banos

Falls outside Banos

Compania Church, Quito (all plated in real gold) only 5 exps did not allow photos inside

 

[Bynx]

Pretty spectacular stuff Myshkin. Only problem I see is the window in last pic. Id replace it with one of the shots if it was me.

 

[myshkin]

Yes it bugs me as well. That one was only 5 exps and I needed more for the window. I thought about cloning it

 

[Bynx]

Do you have a nice shot of the window? Out of the shots used for the HDR take the best one and just drop it in.

 

[KongKurs]

Stunning images!
I really enjoy the depth of the treehouse photo, but all is amazing!

Do you use tilt/shift lenses for the church and chapel photos?

 

[myshkin]

Do you use tilt/shift lenses for the church and chapel photos?

No I just use the sigma 10-20mm and tilt it upwards on the tripod to get the ceiling, it causes some distortion

 

[KongKurs]

Do you use tilt/shift lenses for the church and chapel photos?

No I just use the sigma 10-20mm and tilt it upwards on the tripod to get the ceiling, it causes some distortion

It doesn't show, is it straightened out in post?

 

[lyonsroar]

4th picture is absolutely spectacular!

I wish we had scenery like that here in NE, just corn and cows...

 

[GeorgieGirl]

I think of all the places I have been that this was not even a thought for me. I'd love to go back and take photos all over again in HDR. Thanks for sharing, the interior shots are beautfiul and my favorite of the set!

 

[myshkin]

Do you use tilt/shift lenses for the church and chapel photos?

No I just use the sigma 10-20mm and tilt it upwards on the tripod to get the ceiling, it causes some distortion

It doesn't show, is it straightened out in post?

With a Wide angle the lines are straight but the walls slant. Its obvious in #1, but the other 2 interior shots I had the camera level which keeps things straight.

Thanks lyonsroar and georgiegirl - you're the first people to not like the tree house best which I'm glad about

 

[myshkin]

by the way I completely understand your desire to go back and do HDR. Last year I went to patagonia before I did HDR. So many lost shots

 

[robertandrewphoto]

the treehouse one is best idea and composition in my opinion

i personally think it should be a litttttle brighter but it is just such a great concept it doesnt matter too much

 

[myshkin]

Getting it brighter wasn't really possible. It is 9 exposures already. I was shooting right into the sun which I placed behind the tree trunk. Making it brighter just blew out the sky, and the sensor wasn't able to even pick up more detail on the shaded areas. It just looked washed out. I hit the limitation of the camera.
I even shot 18 shots of this and it only looked a hair brighter but then the clouds had serious ghosting because they were moving quickly

 

[Syco]

Fabulous series. I particularly like the one of the Falls. I think it's the best composition of the bunch.

 

[PASM]

Interesting pictures. All very nice!