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Longview Farm
Aug 15, 2012 17:08:11 #
I bracketed 9 shots 1 stop apart and used the -4 -2 0 +2 +4 shots in HRD Efex Pro 2 by Nik Software. I downloaded a trial version of it to try out. I don't think they turned out very good but I don't know why. I used a tripod, set my camera on Aperture priority.
The History of Longview Farm
Longview Farm was the country estate of Kansas City lumber baron and philanthropist, R.A. Long. (1850-1934). Longs city home was Corinthian Hall, now the Kansas City Museum. He also built the citys first skyscraper, the R.A. Long Building at 10th & Grand, as a headquarters for his Long-Bell Lumber Company.
Longview Mansion and 50 other farm structures were constructed in just 18 months between 1913 and 1914. More than 50 Belgian craftsmen and 200 Sicilian stonemasons were among the 2,000 workers employed to turn 1,780 raw acres into the Worlds Most Beautiful Farm.
Longs daughter, Loula (1881-1971) and her husband, Robert Pryor Combs, lived at Longview. For 65 years, Loula competed in and won international horse shows in New York, Canada and England. She became known as the Queen of the American Royal and was inducted into the Madison Square garden Hall of Fame. All of her prize winning animals were raised and trained at Longview Farm, including her favorite horse Revelation who is buried in front of the old show horse arena, now Longview Farm Elementary School.
The farm employed 200 people. There were 51 buildings on the property including a race track that seated up to 1,000 people; giant sparkling greenhouses; handsome barns with wood pegged floors for prize cattle and hogs; a police and fire department; a hotel for men; housing for employees; a church, and community newspaper!
Besides horses, Longview was known for its pure bred Jersey dairy cattle that provided pasteurized milk for the region, and for its greenhouses that produced prize winning roses and other flowers. Ahead of its time, this self sustaining community had electricity, filtered water, steam heating, and indoor plumbing.
The Mansion was the jewel of the property. A massive 22,000 square foot structure, it boasts 48 rooms, 6 fireplaces, 14 bedrooms and 10 baths. It also claimed the first central vacuum system west of the Mississippi!
The Longview Mansion is an historical treasure that today is one of Kansas Citys Premier event Facilities.
The History of Longview Farm
Longview Farm was the country estate of Kansas City lumber baron and philanthropist, R.A. Long. (1850-1934). Longs city home was Corinthian Hall, now the Kansas City Museum. He also built the citys first skyscraper, the R.A. Long Building at 10th & Grand, as a headquarters for his Long-Bell Lumber Company.
Longview Mansion and 50 other farm structures were constructed in just 18 months between 1913 and 1914. More than 50 Belgian craftsmen and 200 Sicilian stonemasons were among the 2,000 workers employed to turn 1,780 raw acres into the Worlds Most Beautiful Farm.
Longs daughter, Loula (1881-1971) and her husband, Robert Pryor Combs, lived at Longview. For 65 years, Loula competed in and won international horse shows in New York, Canada and England. She became known as the Queen of the American Royal and was inducted into the Madison Square garden Hall of Fame. All of her prize winning animals were raised and trained at Longview Farm, including her favorite horse Revelation who is buried in front of the old show horse arena, now Longview Farm Elementary School.
The farm employed 200 people. There were 51 buildings on the property including a race track that seated up to 1,000 people; giant sparkling greenhouses; handsome barns with wood pegged floors for prize cattle and hogs; a police and fire department; a hotel for men; housing for employees; a church, and community newspaper!
Besides horses, Longview was known for its pure bred Jersey dairy cattle that provided pasteurized milk for the region, and for its greenhouses that produced prize winning roses and other flowers. Ahead of its time, this self sustaining community had electricity, filtered water, steam heating, and indoor plumbing.
The Mansion was the jewel of the property. A massive 22,000 square foot structure, it boasts 48 rooms, 6 fireplaces, 14 bedrooms and 10 baths. It also claimed the first central vacuum system west of the Mississippi!
The Longview Mansion is an historical treasure that today is one of Kansas Citys Premier event Facilities.
Longview Church. HDR image (looks a lot brighter and prettier in Lightroom 3)
Longview Church. Middle bracketed image in a series of nine 1 stop apart
Longview Mansion
Longview Mansion. Middle bracketed image in a series of nine 1 stop apart
Aug 16, 2012 09:07:06 #
Georgia Peddler
Loc: Brunswick, GA
Great subject - maybe put the chimney into that little vacant gap in the tree branches?
Aug 16, 2012 13:09:50 #
I wonder if this would have worked better just using 5 shots instead of 9. The shots at 0 compensation look pretty good except for some blown highlights, so maybe you didn't need the 2 highest or 2 lowest shots. I'd like to see the results of processing this with 5 and maybe just 3 shots.
Beautiful subject. I was raised in K.C. and still have two brothers there. great city.
Beautiful subject. I was raised in K.C. and still have two brothers there. great city.
Aug 17, 2012 05:16:15 #
The HDR is overdone in the first image. You can see the halo effect of the building against the sky and the whites walls are grey. Similarly in the 3rd image but to a much lesser extent. Probably increasing the saturation of the second image will give you the image you are after. I echo Georgia's comment about placement of chimney if it is achievable. It may not be possible without compromising other parts of the building.
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