Bus in the middle of a state forest

Dionysus

So my daughter and a friend were geocaching this past sunday, and we came across this old beat up bus in the middle of the forest we were in. I was playing around with processing, so pardon me if it comes out a little over the top. I went with mono/duo because there were no real colors to speak of..everything was dulled out due to age. So instead of shooting for color, I was shooting for light/shadow, contrasts, etc...

Dionysus

I'm wishing I took an HDR range of photos, because conditions were perfect for using HDR...but I had a 6 and 13 year old with me, so I doubted they had the patience to sit there while I went about setting up my tripod and take a ton of photos. This place is only 15 min from me, so I may go back around the same time in the late afternoon for the HDR>

Mike J

Dionysus wrote:

I'm wishing I took an HDR range of photos, because conditions were perfect for using HDR...but I had a 6 and 13 year old with me, so I doubted they had the patience to sit there while I went about setting up my tripod and take a ton of photos. This place is only 15 min from me, so I may go back around the same time in the late afternoon for the HDR>

This would definitely be worth going back for.

#1 - Great potential but too much shadow for me.

#2 - Love this one. Nice contrast and really like the lines...

RogersDA

Mike J wrote:

This would definitely be worth going back for.

#1 - Great potential but too much shadow for me.

goldilocksandmy3bears

I wonder the story behind the bus in the forest..nice shots!

redleash

I agree with the above comments--go back and re-shoot for HDR. I think #1 is too dark. #2 is very nice. Perhaps you could shoot a few other detail shots also.

Jazmyn76

i agree! i like the idea of the whole bus shot as done in 1, but it is dark. would like to see more if you go back! repost! i love neat stories that are told with a picture... it almost makes my imagination want to write a story myself on how the bus got there and in that condition.. gets the imagination going!

RBrogen

goldilocksandmy3bears wrote:

I wonder the story behind the bus in the forest..nice shots!

Exactly what GoldiLocks said

Dionysus

i have the original raw file, so i may play around w/ the processing again, and lighten it up some. the original is not as dark, but was going for dark and moody...but my hand was a little heavy i see. I'm going geocaching again on sunday w/ my daughter, so i'll probably take the photos for hdr then.

lispott

The bus reminds me of into the Wild. I like the dark moodiness of the first photo. I just plain like dark photos. I would love to hear the story behind the bus. What is all the HDR talk. I am quite new to this DSLR thing. I take it it is High Definition. ??? L