shots from las vegas c&c

[barleymalt]

c&c wanted.. dont be nice!

 

[2WheelPhoto]

may want to check your pic links, all i see is:

 

[tirediron]

There's definitely some creativity there; I would prefer to see them shot straight/level with less perspective distortion, and watch your highlights, you have a lot of blown areas, especially in #3. The monochrome HDR is an interesting look, but be careful, it will get very old, very quickly.

 

[rlemert]

It's an interesting technique that looks like it would be appropriate under certain circumstances - but that should be used sparingly. #3 in particular looks like it would fit a gritty "film noire" or Mike Hammer type of detective story, but Chicago comes to mind more than Vegas. The first two are a better fit for Vegas, being all bright lights and glitter, but I don't think of Vegas as a B&W type of town like I do Chicago.

 

[barleymalt]

Thanks for commenting guys. I agree b&w might not do vegas justice but i never seem to like how the colors turn out with all the mixed types of lights. These arent hdr by the way. They're all one exposure.

 

[willis_927]

How much photoshop did you do here? The Bellagio is on the opposite side of the strip than the paris? Those looks like the Bellagio fountains..

 

[willis_927]

(In picture 1)

 

[barleymalt]

How much photoshop did you do here? The Bellagio is on the opposite side of the strip than the paris? Those looks like the Bellagio fountains..

i was standing outside the bellagio looking the other way. did most of the processing in lightroom. lots of fill and blacks and sharpening to get that hdr look