bricks
Images from my new camera are starting to hit the blog, but I still have a backlog from the old one!
This is from an abandoned building near my home, there are many more shots to come.
Sandra turned me on to some photo processing software from Topaz, which I am evaluating. This is an “HDRish” photo of the building exterior made from a single exposure. I like how the falling plaster has revealed the bricks.
I’m curious to know your thoughts on the post-processing, do you like it, hate it, in between? Be honest, I won’t be offended.
Submitted for Shadow Shot Sunday #151
bricks
Rebecca has a good suggestion, so I created a collage so you could see the before (left) and after (right)
old house before and after
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I do like it – it looks very natural. Where you can really see the effect is on the bricks in the shade. Where it brings out more detail and color than would have normally been there. Thanks for sharing.
it’s beautiful. as long as it improves clarity and doesn’t distort or blur the photos (like too many textures do) I really like it! textures have their place – lots of blogs i follow do artsy work. but i appreciate ‘honest’ photos too.
Uh… I’m not much good at recognizing post processing yet I like the subtle HDR here. Did you notice how the plaster looks a bit like angel’s wings?
Hey Wayne-
I like shooting abandoned buildings….I’m just starting to mess with HDR as well, haven’t got it figured out yet. Its not something I’d use often, but works well in some images.
I think in this shot I might have gone for something sharp to bring out the bricks, but….who knows? I’m drawn to the bottom of the image where the light isn’t as strong and the textures play off one another.
I’m following your blog now-glad to connect. I live in Maine but used to live not too far from you in PA….and taught in Warminster for about 10 years. Love to see images from what feels like an old “home” of mine.
Have a great weekend.
Susan
I’m still so new to photography, Woody, that I wouldn’t be very helpful, but what I do know is that I really love this capture of the old building! The detail in the brickwork, the colors are terrific, the sense of decay and great shadows as well. You have a wonderful eye for composition! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Sylvia
It would be helpful to see a side by side.
Lovely shot!
I really am a no-knowledger when it comes to editing etc. but I do know I like the picture – and the wall the picture is of.
Lucy
An intriguing image! Love those textures and lighting! You have enhanced this beautifully! If post editing simply seems to achieve a natural highlight, then, for me it’s good!
oh this is very nice. I appreciate that you’d like honest feedback – it’s good to have. I like the post-processing very much. and I really like that when I hover over the image it tells me all the specs – shutter speed, focal length, etc. good job. this is a remarkable photo. happy SSS.
Did you hear that loud wooshing sound? Well that was anything ‘technical’ flying over my head like a rocket! Lol! Being slightly ‘technologically challenged’ … pretty much all I know how to do with ‘post processing’ is how to crop, size and lighten/darken the photo. That’s it! Thank goodness cameras have that ‘auto’ feature – my best friend!
What I DO know is that whatever you have done to the photo, which I don’t know enough to say … has created a great shot. I like the crumbling texture, the bricks showing through, the shadows and the creeping vine. It all adds up to a mesmerizing yet somewhat haunting shot.
The bricks by themselves connote strength, not so stylish but with a functional beauty. In the day, a ‘bricklayer’ was an honorable and skilled position. To work with tons of brick each work day and add only the right amount of mortar. The pity is that so much urban brick was covered with stucco or mortar and painted to hide the brick…
The look here is of another era, and now abandoned. Any photo processing would never detract of a building like this. It may be weird to some, but I really like this scene. An honest look of industry passed…
Oh my gosh…it’s like a piece of artwork….found in a museum. Wonderful.
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You enhanced this pic in such a natural way! I love how it turned out. Beautiful…this is such a wonderful piece.
Looks good to me Wayne. I think the software gave the midtones a good boost — shifted the histogram to the right. If you anchored the bottom of the curve, put a new control point dead center and pulled that to the left you might get similar results.
Definitely the right photo looks brighter. Post processing can help make a photo look richer. Pops out of the page more. Don’t know quite how to describe it.
I think the Topaz worked beautifully for you. I have been trying it, but have not had this kind of luck. I think the end product is very nice and adds a bit to the original. Am afraid my 30 day trial will be up before I really catch on to the program.
Oh, I must say that this may be one of my favorite photos ever. Love the colors, textures, character found in this old wall,, Great picture. Mickie :0
I like both! You could make a totally unnatural HDR version of the brick wall (or something else), I’d love that!