Cypress Top Field Trip

[wcube]

A few shots I took on this field trip. C&C welcome.

[arcproducts]

Wallace,

nice to see that someone started a thread on this field trip. your post processing seems a bit unique. what steps or actions are you using? I like all the photos and especially the angles on the shots. The second shot would also look pretty cool if it was taken 'lower' i think ---- i am not even sure i did that, but seeing your photo, that is kind of my first thought, so i need to go check mine out. I like that the third photo appears to be taken by dipping the view of your camera down a little, which makes for an 'inviting' feel. Perhaps a teeny bit of reduction in DOF (but not much) would even make it a little more moody...... what do you think? Again, your colors are rich and am curious your post processing steps.......

thanks for posting your shots. it gives those that didn't go a chance to see what was there, and those that did a refreshing view of how others took shots of the same things we saw.

well done.

Susan

[wcube]

Susan, these are HDRs with 5 exposures from -2 to +2. I process them in Photomatix then PS. Thanks for your comments.

[arcproducts]

Wallace,

thanks for the update. i am always intrigued with lighting and post processing and sometimes try to guess ......... see, i was thinking you might have had some 'actions' that you ran. glad i asked, cuz now i know.

and btw, i think #3 is my fav. it is a tad softer than the others, but i like the composition and the variety of stuff IN the photo.

susan

[wcube]

Here is a couple more.

[dr_nuke]

Interesting photos, Wallace! The HDR processing makes many of them look like old Norman Rockwell paintings. Thanks for posting!!

[venchka]

I'm new here. Where is this? Do you have to make special arrangements to get inside these buildings?

[kenw]

Old Hempstead Hwy (or whatever that road is, it parallels 290 one block south), just east of where "it" crosses Fry Road.

[venchka]

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, that place. I didn't know that you could get inside. Cool. I will figure out when the buildings are open.

Thanks Ken!