Stanford University Campus/Church HDR

[inaka]

Took a few shots yesterday around the Stanford University campus.
Here are a few for C&C:

1.

Stanford Memorial Church by InakaMike, on Flickr

(If you look closely at this one, I got the shot right before the bride was about to enter the chruch for her wedding.)

2.

Archway Path by InakaMike, on Flickr

3.

Corner View by InakaMike, on Flickr

4.

Checkboard Arches by InakaMike, on Flickr

 

[JRE313]

Great set!!

 

[SCraig]

The HDR is very well done except for some halo around the building in the first one. The only thing that bothers me is the keystone distortion in most of them.

 

[EDL]

Love #3. #1 needs some kind of perspective adjustment. Building looks like it is about fall over backwards.

 

[Trever1t]

Wish you could have gotten just a wee bit wider on #3 which is so good I think I have to go here and give it a try myself!

 

[inaka]

Thanks for the feedback.
Yeah, for number 3, that was as wide as I could get it. I took a similar shot from another corner, that's a tad wider, but it lacks the same elements that I liked about #3.
Here is that image:

4.

Alternate Corner by InakaMike, on Flickr

For those who like this set, here are a few more I took:

5.

Downward Arches by InakaMike, on Flickr


6.

Columns & Arches by InakaMike, on Flickr


7.

Counting Down by InakaMike, on Flickr

 

[McNugget801]

now go back at night

 

[inaka]

now go back at night

Not a bad idea.
It's a bit far from me, but still worth a trip.

 

[inaka]

Oh and from the same set, I know this photo violates all technical principles with haloing, lens flares, etc., but I still like it:


Church Under the Sun by InakaMike, on Flickr

 

[fjrabon]

be careful with photos like the last one, you'll burn a sensor out taking too many pics like that. (or at least that's what my mom I always told me)

 

[inaka]

Thanks for the heads up, but I'm sure it'll be fine.

Sensor burnout isn't from the intense sun light itself, it's from the actual heat on the sensor over long periods or time when the shutter is open in direct sun.
That shot above is just a three shot composite with the longest exposure being 1/10. Not very long of an exposure at all.

 

[fjrabon]

Thanks for the heads up, but I'm sure it'll be fine.

Sensor burnout isn't from the intense sun light itself, it's from the actual heat on the sensor over long periods or time when the shutter is open in direct sun.
That shot above is just a three shot composite with the longest exposure being 1/10. Not very long of an exposure at all.

I was mostly joking, but if it's 1/10, 1/20, 1/30 or something like that, all in succession, that's like 1/6 sec total, which is pretty long exposure for direct sunlight straight on the sensor in a clear sky at midday. It's not always just heat physically burning the sensor, I've also known product photographers who got too much direct light and gotten 'hot pixels' as a result that either always read too bright or either ready completely white all the time after being exposed to bright light for extended periods. These were older sensors however, and I'd imagine a D7000 sensor is probably fine for anything under a half second.