The Gate, The Alley and The Bike

Hopefully everybody is having a great weekend ;) Mine has been pretty much as a hostage from bad weather. Everything is grey, cold and dead like.

So to cheer us up a bit we decided to go to a Christmas street fair in old old old town of Wülfrath. So after one "Glühwein", one "Polinisch Bratwurst" and one very cute new cap I had accepted that the weather was way too bad to keep trying the day´s photo.

When we were walking back to the car I´ve spotted one composition that was just too interesting to be missed, one alley, one tiny red bike and an old rusty green gate. The only way I could possibly to get a nice picture of this scene was to use multiple exposures, but I had no tripod with me. So I had to run back to the car to get the tripod and just before the rain started again I felt I got what I needed... but was totally out of breath :(

So this one is a HDR from 7 different exposures. Hopefully you like this picture because it was the best I could manage today.
Thank you so much for your time, for your comments and for the constant support.

OBS: if possible best view large ;)

[Austin]

Another great picture. This has a nostalgic,storybook feel to it for me. Almost like a scene from make believe. I love your stuff

[Mark Buehl]

A great shot and HDR processing! I like how the colors and textures turned out. A FAV for me.

[Lara Zinn]

@markbuehl, must say that it was not very easy to do it... in fact I believe it was the most elaborated HDR shot I´ve uploaded in my project. The problem was after processing with Photomatix everything was too green and grey... so I needed to do a lot of editing in small parts to enhance and brighten colors... and that is always really challenging for me.

Thanks a lot for the comment and for the fav ;) It means much to me ;)

[Jani M]

The composition is awesome, well worth the trouble. fav

[Lara Zinn]

@austin1966,

thank you so much. To hear that keeps me motivated ;)
At this time of the year we all get so down here... for a Brazilian to live in NRW, Germany can be quite hard. No friends, no beautiful landscape, no sun, no light... I got no animals, no children, and nobody that would like to be photographed. Everyday is a new challenge for me to bring a nice image to the project ;)

[Lara Zinn]

@janmaki,

wow... thank you so much Jani M ;)

[Mark Buehl]

@carrapeta00 Your work paid off. I too find sometimes the HDR process mutes the colors. I think it has a lot to do with the type of day. A bright sunny day works better.

[Lara Zinn]

@markbuehl,

I am still a beginner with HDR and multiple exposures, but I must say I love it so far. At the moment is what is helping me to get some interesting compositions here ;)

[Liz (fotomama)]

gorgeous comp and stunning sharpness...this just draws you in:)

[Nadine]

Damn girl...!!! SEVEN exposures! This is beautiful and an instant fav!

[Judith Greenwood]

Not just an interesting composition but great textures too.

[John]

Great editing, love the textures and tones, excellent capture.

[Francois van Jaarsveld]

Beautiful - unreal!

[Peter Auliciems]

great composition and processing

[Smartie]

FABULOUS shot!!!!!! fav

[Christin Clevenger]

Wonderful shot. Love HDR.

[stephanie dp]

very interesting shot - the angles give it an almost surreal feel to it. great processing, good eye!

[Cheyenne Rebecca ツ]

Love this!!! What program do you use, I'm looking for one :)

[Lara Zinn]

@cheyrebecca ,

Photomatix Pro 4 and Adobe Elements 4.

[Lara Zinn]

@4stories @deens @judithg @johnnyfrs @peterauliciems @smartie @artstartraveler @stepheesue @cheyrebecca @austin1966 @markbuehl @janmaki

YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!!! By now I am starting to think that a conspiration is happening to spoil me... rs rs rs...

This is great... so few times viewed and already 7 times faved!!!

All your great comments, support and favs mean a lot to me... much appreciated ;)

[Lisa Pouncy]

Love the metallic quality of this shot and I'm amazed you achieved it without a tripod! xx

[Lara Zinn]

@psychographer,

I did have a tripod... but I had to run to the car before it started raining again. Thanks for the comment Lisa ;)

[Charlotte]

You got a great capture for such a gray day! That is pure talent :).

[Lara Zinn]

@charsurmeli ,

thank you Charlotte.... when my husband saw the alley he said I was insane to waste my time, breath and sweat for this image. So far it has proved itself worth every single drop of sweat ;)

Thank you for your sweet words... you are so kind ;)

[Ruth Moucharafieh]

Wonderful everything!!! Fav!

[Ken Lemieux]

Neat shot!

[Mike Warren]

Beautiful processing.

[Paula]

Oh fav!- definitely worth the effort you put into this!

[Amy Spada]

Great HDR colors...loving the textures.

[CK]

Another amazing shot, this HDR is outstanding....love the effort, love the result, fav!

[Ade Akinyede]

Amazing shot and processing!

[Den H]

Wowee...this is remarkable Lara. Superb job and a fav for me!

[Sabrina]

Amazing shot! And fantastic editing!!

[Kim Suzanne Kelley]

Great HDR shot!

[Lara Zinn]

@ruthmouch @klemieux @mwarren365 @pwallis @aspada @clarek @adeakinyede @flyden @sabrinaromahn @kimmiesue,

thanks everyone for the great comments and the faves! I was shortly in PP with this pic today... it is always so exciting ;)

[Louie]

Wow, great shot. Read your 'Who inspires you' thread and found some amazing inspiration, including in your photos. Thank you.