1 Barn in HDR and 1 Not
May 7, 2015 10:06:01 #
May 7, 2015 10:07:33 #
May 7, 2015 10:12:07 #
Thanks Carol. Barns are fickle! The composition can be challenging to say the lease. I almost always shoot barns from my rolled down car window. I think it is less obtrusive to the owners.
Rick
Rick
May 7, 2015 10:21:27 #
Hi Bob. Thanks for leaving a comment. The barbed wire could not be helped. I could not shoot over it without trespassing. I tried cloning out the fence but the cow looked deformed when I got done. Besides the cow needs to be confined so it doesn't run away!
Rick
Rick
May 7, 2015 10:24:37 #
Mper812, it was in autofocus. I trust my camera more than these old eyes!
Rick
Rick
May 7, 2015 10:27:36 #
Thanks Jeffrey! Love old barns. I never used to pay much attention to them until I got my Sony! Now it is getting to be my passion! I posed a collage I took in MO last week.
Rick
Rick
May 7, 2015 18:01:57 #
May 8, 2015 05:56:53 #
hi rick, your barns are really lovely. I am also a barn fan. everytime we go someplace and I am not driving, I am looking for barns. I love the old barns with character. they want to tell a story, but we don't always know what the story is. I was wondering what route these are on. I used to live in Peoria, now live in rural manito, which is south of pekin. thanks for your great photos. deb
May 8, 2015 09:08:11 #
RickM1950 wrote:
A couple of Suvivors that need some TLC! Between Peoria and Sullivan, IL. Shot today.
Rick
Rick
I agree they need work but..... I'm glad you got these shots before they get the upgrades!
May 8, 2015 09:26:31 #
Really like both shots. A farmer acquaintance once told me that maintaining a framed barn just isn't cost effective, and farming IS a business. A new pole barn is cheaper to build and cheaper to maintain. Have never seen a photo-worthy pole barn. --Gary S.
May 8, 2015 10:32:51 #
Thanks for sharing two beautiful shots. Like most of the others who have commented, I prefer #2. The dark sky directly above the barn in #1 is probably an artifact of your HDR processing, and it's displeasing to my eye. The rest of the shot is great, but since we have two to select from, every little detail is important.
Question: Have you tried tone mapping (single image HDR)? For a long time I was a big proponent of multiple-image HDR, but over the last year or so I've shifted. I find I get what I want--high-contrast, popping colors, increased sense of depth--with tone mapping, without artifacts, chromatic aberration, or "cartoony" looks.
Just a suggestion. You've obviously got the composition part down.
Question: Have you tried tone mapping (single image HDR)? For a long time I was a big proponent of multiple-image HDR, but over the last year or so I've shifted. I find I get what I want--high-contrast, popping colors, increased sense of depth--with tone mapping, without artifacts, chromatic aberration, or "cartoony" looks.
Just a suggestion. You've obviously got the composition part down.
May 8, 2015 10:38:01 #
May 8, 2015 10:43:50 #
I STOP TO SHOOT
Loc: By the No. CA Sea
I like HDR a lot but in this case I enjoy your 2nd one more. Barns take a licking don't they? Thanks for sharing...
May 8, 2015 10:58:26 #
Hi grandmadeb. These photos were taken in Central IL somewhere! I should figure out how to add the GPS info to the metadata. Or possibly use my GPS to mark them as way points.
If the shots I take (and a lot of them are) are off the main roads I probably couldn't find them again. Years ago I had a stroke that left me with a large hole in my brain where it used to store new menories. Thank goodness for my GPS so I can find my way home!
One good thing is that there is no such thing as a rerun in my world!
Rick
If the shots I take (and a lot of them are) are off the main roads I probably couldn't find them again. Years ago I had a stroke that left me with a large hole in my brain where it used to store new menories. Thank goodness for my GPS so I can find my way home!
One good thing is that there is no such thing as a rerun in my world!
Rick
May 8, 2015 11:05:02 #
chas3stix
Loc: Henderson,Nevada
Just love the old barn photos.Very well done. And an HDR rendition without halos.
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