Old Stone Building
Mar 7, 2014 18:37:08 #
Mar 7, 2014 18:51:33 #
jaymatt wrote:
Abandoned stone building outside Taos, New Mexico
It's not abandoned. There's 25 illegals living there. Just kidding. I like the PP. Did you use a Topaz plug-in? Have you thought about removing the utility boxes and pole?
Mar 7, 2014 19:01:11 #
You might be right about the illegals, for all I know. PP is all done with Picasa, no Topaz. I thought about the boxes & the pole and decided I like them there. I know that many folks would take them out, but, to me, they add to the reality. Thanks for looking.
Mar 7, 2014 19:02:08 #
jaymatt wrote:
Abandoned stone building outside Taos, New Mexico
I bet that could tell a few stories. :thumbup: :thumbup: :-D
Mar 7, 2014 19:07:11 #
jaymatt wrote:
You might be right about the illegals, for all I know. PP is all done with Picasa, no Topaz. I thought about the boxes & the pole and decided I like them there. I know that many folks would take them out, but, to me, they add to the reality. Thanks for looking.
I did a little re-touch just for practice but according to policy I can't post without you permission. I'm still in the learning stages with Elements and thought it would be a good subject to play around with. :thumbup:
Mar 7, 2014 19:09:30 #
Mar 7, 2014 19:11:39 #
bcheary wrote:
I bet that could tell a few stories. :thumbup: :thumbup: :-D
Yeah, old and dilapidated just like us. But I've got some great stories. Most can't be posted here. To quote Jerry Garcia "What a long, strange trip it's been." :shock:
Mar 7, 2014 19:12:07 #
pounder35 wrote:
Yeah, old and dilapidated just like us. But I've got some great stories. Most can't be posted here. To quote Jerry Garcia "What a long, strange trip it's been." :shock:
:thumbup: :-D
Mar 7, 2014 23:48:57 #
pounder35 wrote:
I did a little re-touch just for practice but according to policy I can't post without you permission. I'm still in the learning stages with Elements and thought it would be a good subject to play around with. :thumbup:
Go for it; I'd like to see what you did.
Mar 7, 2014 23:50:52 #
NikonJohn wrote:
Looks like a fun subject, did you do any close ups?
No, didn't have the time at the time. Wish I had had the time.
Mar 8, 2014 01:47:08 #
datsmar
Loc: minnesota
Quote:
Abandoned stone building outside Taos, New Mexico
nice shot, love old building and you found a nice one
dave
Mar 8, 2014 09:15:19 #
Mar 8, 2014 09:24:53 #
jaymatt wrote:
Go for it; I'd like to see what you did.
Here's the before and after. I should have done a better job with the post on the corner but you have the original. I've used Picasa and still use it for emailing photos because I like the way it downsizes the files for email purposes. :thumbup: After posting I realized the retouched shot seems a little lighter. Not sure why since I didn't alter the contrast or brightness. I'll blame it on the computer. That's always an easy out. :lol: :thumbup:
Mar 8, 2014 10:41:42 #
to pounder35
Nice reworking; good job. I don't have much luck with the eraser function in Picasa--it just doesn't seem to work for me. I have better luck with iPhoto's erase tool, but it isn't great, either. JM
Nice reworking; good job. I don't have much luck with the eraser function in Picasa--it just doesn't seem to work for me. I have better luck with iPhoto's erase tool, but it isn't great, either. JM
Mar 8, 2014 10:55:52 #
jaymatt wrote:
No, didn't have the time at the time. Wish I had had the time.
Alas, I know that dilemma well: always moving, never taking (or making) the time, and generally being in a place during the harshest light conditions. But now that I'm a geezer & fast approaching official retirement age, I plan to change that habit.
That said, I thought I'd share on of my favorite -- and fairly accessible -- places for shooting old stone (& adobe) buildings. About 130 miles (two hours) east of Albuquerque, only 17 miles east of Santa Rosa, on I-40 is Cuervo, New Mexico. It's a little treasure trove of abandoned buildings, even though the community is still alive, albeit small.
If anyone in the Albuquerque area is interested in riding with me for a day of sunrise & sunset shoots in the Cuervo vicinity sometime, PM me. I'm planning another visit soon, probably in May.
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