Was driving past this church and something about it just struck my eye, so I pulled in to the parking lot and took some pics. I really like the way this turned out.
@tigerdreamer do they even publish gothics anymore? My mom LOVED gothics (as I kid, I referred to them as the books about women running away from home because of the covers)
I have some manual settings. I can change the ISO, exposure, focus center/spot etc., type of coloring vivid, b&w, etc.type of shot such as macro etc. several programs
@myhrhelper if you can change the exposure... you might be able to... you need at least one shot that is exposed properly, one that is over exposed, and one that is under exposed (bracketing is best, but I don't think any PnS will do that). To make sure everything lines up properly, its best to use some sort of tripod. I use Photomatix software for my HDR and then sometimes I'll do a slight tweak or two in Lightroom afterwards (which I did in this case)
@paulaag that's thanks to the location of the sun. The sad thing is, after I took this pic, I went to the store, and on my way back noticed the sunset, so I tried to get back out to this church to get another shot with the colors behind the steeple, but was too late :(
@paulyv24 wow, thanks Paul... well... your HDR inspired me and made me want to learn HDR in the first place... and then the info you gave me enabled me get my feet wet. So I couldn't have gotten where I am now with it if I hadn't stumbled across you in the first place.
@hasselhotch the color of the stone is why I didn't do this in b&w... I was tempted, because I knew it would be a sharp b&w, but I couldn't sacrifice that color
@scooter thanks Scooter! :)
@northy thank you ma'am
@tigerdreamer do they even publish gothics anymore? My mom LOVED gothics (as I kid, I referred to them as the books about women running away from home because of the covers)
@bdb3471 thanks Brian!
@slang thanks Sean!
@webfoot thank you Paul... I had one where the flag was more unfurled, but it blocked too much
@swilde thank you Sue!
@kaustin thank you!!
@reva that's what I like about it! thank you!
@rikkieg thank you Rikkie!
@worthon thank you so much! I appreciate the fav
@beckys thankyou!
@cdonohoue thanks Cathy!
@ronbee thank you Ron!
@paulaag that's thanks to the location of the sun. The sad thing is, after I took this pic, I went to the store, and on my way back noticed the sunset, so I tried to get back out to this church to get another shot with the colors behind the steeple, but was too late :(
@gark THANK YOU! And thanks for the heads up on Paul's return! Its about time!
@paulyv24 wow, thanks Paul... well... your HDR inspired me and made me want to learn HDR in the first place... and then the info you gave me enabled me get my feet wet. So I couldn't have gotten where I am now with it if I hadn't stumbled across you in the first place.
@hasselhotch the color of the stone is why I didn't do this in b&w... I was tempted, because I knew it would be a sharp b&w, but I couldn't sacrifice that color
@michaelelliott thank you Michael!!
@juanita thanks Juanita!