Spadina House in Toronto

Bynx · Nov 29, 2011

The home to 3 generations of wealthy people, it sits beside Casa Loma.

Spadina House

rambler · Nov 29, 2011

Outstanding. Wonderful color. I kept thinking, "that's my favorite!" then the next one came along. I like that you do not ry to include the whole of every room with a wider angle. The view down the stairs, the bathroom with the curtain and tub, the pool room are examples.
What range of exposure did you use for a single image? I am asking, how much exposure did you add on each side of 0.0? I assume you were not using flash. I will certainly look at these again.

It says something about the era in that the kitchen seems to be the smallest room. I would guess the owners did not spend much time in the kitchen,but expected lavish meals to appear from it.

Rephargotohp · Nov 29, 2011

Very cool

Bynx · Nov 29, 2011

Unfortunately my Nikon didnt get back from repairs in time for the shoot on Sunday. So I had to use my Fuji S5700. Its a point and shoot that works a lot like a slr. I do the HDR shots all manually. The house is quite dimly lit so I was really surprised by how bright the longer exposures brought out the colors. I believe I did 7 shots mostly for each room. Its funny you say you are glad I didnt get more of the rooms I was shooting. My Nikon has a 10-20mm lens which I wanted to use. It would have given me much more of the rooms to see. There was 1 panorama shot of the dining room which I was really pleased at how it came out.

GRbenji · Nov 30, 2011

Very nice series.

mwcfarms · Nov 30, 2011

Bynx I absolutely love your HDR. I know some don't care for that style but too me its ethereal and dreamy and rich. Thank you for sharing such a wicked set. I guess I just need to find the right subject to try.

Bynx · Nov 30, 2011

Thanks so much for that mwcfarms. Its nice to hear someone else put into words exactly how I feel too.

janok · Nov 30, 2011

I really liked this series. I have tried to take some indoor shots, and I know how hard it is to get them as good as this. Some of the pictures was a little bit “brownish” for me, but overall a very nice series

Brentles · Nov 30, 2011

What a fantastic collection!! I've only started doing HDR a short while ago so I'm still learning, but you seem to have perfected it!!

Bynx · Nov 30, 2011

Long exposures really brought out the colors. The whole place was really quite dreary looking and dimly lit.

bogeyguy · Nov 30, 2011

Well done Bynx. Lot of time involved in the set. Was at Casa Loma years ago. Not sure how we missed not touring this beautiful house.

Bynx · Nov 30, 2011

Im hoping for the same deal at Casa Loma in January. All the time we want with our tripods to shoot anything anywhere we want. What a deal. Im hoping to get back to Spadina House with my Nikon next time and my 10-20mm lens.