2 possible for splendor

VisualXpressions

Was in NYC Sunday and Monday... not shooting for the contest but my Sister-in law, who has terminal cancer put it on her "bucket" list to see the statue of liberty... Sooooo we flew them up from Florida and drove them to Manhattan for a day in a half... Debbie (my Sister-in-law) did see lady liberty and so much more! when I get some time maybe I'll post in journeys... for now these two are my possible choices for splendor... what do you think? any comment will be most appreciated!

Capital of Capitalism



Trump Tower

dlplumer

Love #1 Is it HDR?

PaulThomasMcKee

I like the Trump Tower shot . Very nice! It says grandeur to me.

VisualXpressions

Thanks Dan & Paul,

No #1 isn't HDR... just a few tricks I have learnead here and there... mostly here

douglas

Both great shots, #2 says splendor most to me, well done!

agilepawz

#2
I'm quite new to photography but I like #2 a lot. I hope your Sister-in-law gets to keep working on that bucket list. My best to your family.
Michele

VisualXpressions

Thanks Doug, Michele,

funny thing about cancer... you still don't know when it will kill you... you just know it will probably be sooner than later, I think it definitely changes a persons perspective on life.

Winston

snowalker

sad story...
sad story, good photos! keep your way! thanks

Tango

sorry to hear of the cancer.

#1 for me

WomanWithACamera

Both are great shots.

#2 I like the best.:D

dlplumer

VisualXpressions wrote:

Thanks Dan & Paul,

No #1 isn't HDR... just a few tricks I have learnead here and there... mostly here

Would you be willing to share them?

VisualXpressions

dlplumer wrote:

Would you be willing to share them?

Sure... The treatment is similar to what Dave Hill
( http://www.davehillphoto.com/ ) does, of course his images are way better than mine... it is a series of high pass filters on duplicate layers along with different blending modes and opacity settings, add a little blur, a little grain, flatten and unsharp mask a lot, or to desired effect... It can be a lot of trial and error... here is one of many tutorials on the web http://www.diyphotography.net/creating-that-dave-hill-look

I play around with blending modes, degree of high pass, ect... some images just don't work... exposure and lighting are a key factor with this type of post process... you can't really use it to fix a poorly shot image...

Winston

dlplumer

VisualXpressions wrote:

Sure... The treatment is similar to what Dave Hill
( http://www.davehillphoto.com/ ) does, of course his images are way better than mine... it is a series of high pass filters on duplicate layers along with different blending modes and opacity settings, add a little blur, a little grain, flatten and unsharp mask a lot, or to desired effect... It can be a lot of trial and error... here is one of many tutorials on the web http://www.diyphotography.net/creating-that-dave-hill-look

I play around with blending modes, degree of high pass, ect... some images just don't work... exposure and lighting are a key factor with this type of post process... you can't really use it to fix a poorly shot image...

Winston

Thanks Winston

Lee Massey

VisualXpressions wrote:

Sooooo we flew them up from Florida and drove them to Manhattan for a day in a half... Debbie (my Sister-in-law) did see lady liberty and so much more!

Sorry to hear about your sister-in-law... :cry My prayers go out to her.

On a side note, that was a very generous thing you did for her.

In regards to the pictures, I like them both.

Best wishes...

Lee

VisualXpressions

Lee Massey wrote:

Sorry to hear about your sister-in-law... :cry My prayers go out to her.

On a side note, that was a very generous thing you did for her.

In regards to the pictures, I like them both.

Best wishes...

Lee

Thanks Lee,
Prayers are most appreciated...

Winston