This is one of the magnificent restored buildings that comprise Wroclaw University in Poland. This building was one of the ones you could easily spend the day in photographing the hallways, nooks, and crannies. Junko and I spent some time photographing after we were done with our lectures. I used the fisheye, set to the crop sensor display. Processed in Photomatix.
Very jet-lagged...delayed...going to sleep.
@joysfocus Joy beat me to the comment! TOTALLY an Alice moment! How absolutely exquisite...an illustrator's dream world! (Taffy, what setting do you most typically use in Photomatix, and do you make adjustments on that site before saving the finished image? You have such consistently beautiful photos!)
Wonderful use of the fish eye lens.. for some reason, these shot look so loomingly institutional, although the architecture is really beautiful. Lovely shot.
@Weezilou I don't really have a typical one, but the ones I start with are 'natural' 'painterly 5' 'enhanced 1' 'balanced' or something along those lines. If I want something more surreal, I'll usually start with 'creative.' In all cases, I fiddle with the sliders until I have what I want, but I don't have a pattern there at all. It depends on the image, I guess, as I think about it, and whether I want a natural look (e.g., used bracketing because of lighting issues) or a more creative, processed one (e.g., a fisheye wild sort of shot).
@taffy Thanks so much, Taffy! Your photos are so consistently excellent, I wondered if you had a secret formula! I, too, typically use those you suggested, and I do attribute much of your extreme success to the use of a tripod! Given your help (and I thank you!) I'm on the right track as best I can be without all the exquisite architecture you photograph! That said, I'm happy enough to have come a long way since the first HDR posting of ducks lying in the shade! You came to my rescue then with good suggestions, and I'll continue to find my way along! (I owe you at least a cup o'coffee!) Thanks!
@Weezilou It would be great fun to get together when you are back in Chicago at some point! No need to take me for coffee/tea, but maybe fit in a short photo walk?
@Weezilou We'll stay in touch about that. We just got our move day as May 29th, then will be with family for the June 6th weekend, and I don't know when after that we leave for Beaver Island. We might be here!
@taffy Got it...and I'll keep in touch as the date comes closer. Hooray for you to finally move back into your home again! You certainly had a beautiful site from which to take your photos, but I do understand that "Home is Home", and we all need to return eventually!
