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    Industrial View

    I was out shooting for an assignment for Kim Crawford Wines yesterday and grabbed this one for myself.
    I thought the sight was appealing and did some manual HDR to bring out detail and keep the highs in check
    What do you think?
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    Re: Industrial View

    I think the light on the bottom part is really nice, but I think that would like to see less window and more interior.
    The HDR is right where I like them :thumbsup:

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    Re: Industrial View

    The appeal of this shot to me is its stark harshness with all the right angles and sharp elements. This would have been ideal for one of your self portrates had you framed yourself or some else in that rectangle formed by the missing piece of window frame on the left
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    Re: Industrial View

    Stark and scary, in a beautiful way. I really like the processing.
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    Re: Industrial View

    I like the textures and composition, it gives of an eery feeling, the gloomy white skies add to this imo. The broken glass, also like the post processing, just about right.
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    Re: Industrial View

    Thanks for your comments, guys. Yeah this is really about the windows and cracked glass. I liked the sharp and jagged edges of the worn out corroded old panes and the bottom area is really for reference and base.
    below is open space with lots of distracting stuff that would be far off and way out of focus.
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    Re: Industrial View

    Gary,

    I love the composition and the feeling of deriliction coming through from the glass frame, and metalwork in the photo.

    However, I am about to get super critical because there is one thing in the photo that keeps catching my eye every single time I view it and captures it and I can't let go. Spotted it instantly I open the photo first time round. What is it, well its the tower in the large rectangle window peeping over the grass. You might want to clone it out, just for peace of mind

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    Re: Industrial View

    Quote Originally Posted by readingr
    Gary,

    I love the composition and the feeling of deriliction coming through from the glass frame, and metalwork in the photo.

    However, I am about to get super critical because there is one thing in the photo that keeps catching my eye every single time I view it and captures it and I can't let go. Spotted it instantly I open the photo first time round. What is it, well its the tower in the large rectangle window peeping over the grass. You might want to clone it out, just for peace of mind

    Roger R.
    Holy Crap! lol Now that is super critical You know, now that you pointed it out, it catches my eye all the time too. I think its a tree or large bush out there. I thought someone was going to mention the small dark mass in the very upper left corner window.
    I will get my adobe pruners out and remove the bit of bush, as your right it really is just a spot with no clarity.
    Thanks for the thoughts, Roger.
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    gary


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