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National Memorial Arboretum - HDR
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Yesterday we paid a visit to the National Memorial Arboretum. This, if you were unaware, is a 150 acre site in Staffordshire, planted with thousands of trees, and is the site of hundreds of memorials for the armed forces (and some civilian forces). It is the site of the Armed Forces memorial which records on 4 walls, all the names of servicemen and women who have died in service since the end of WWII (16,000 names!).
I took the camera, of course, and with the intention of doing HDR work with them, I bracketed every shot I took. Here are a few.
As for the style of HDR, I am going for a look that is common across all the photos (although I haven't quite got that) and the grain is ok with me - I only reduced it in one or two images so far, preferring to leave it as is.
Your thoughts would be appreciated. The full set is on my Flickr if you want to look further.
Part of the Polish Memorial. the Polish started the war in quite distinctive dress, but gradually began wearing very similar to the british soldiers they were fighting alonside:
The Polish Memorial 1 by http://bendthelight.me.uk, on Flickr
The Royal Air Force Memorial, standing at the end of the "runway":
Royal Air Force Memorial mono by http://bendthelight.me.uk, on Flickr
"Shot at Dawn" depicts a soldier from WWI who is facing the firing squad for desertion and cowardace. He is accompanied by the faceless wooden posts of all the other soldiers who were shot. Facing him are 6 trees in a row to depict the firing squad.
Shot at Dawn by http://bendthelight.me.uk, on Flickr
The figure shows the opening in the Armed Forces Memorial where the sun shines through at 11am, on 11th November every year, to light up a wreath in the centre of the memorial:
11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month by http://bendthelight.me.uk, on Flickr
Another view of the Polish Memorial. The Poles fought alongside the Allies from day one of the war until the very last day. They were extremely important in the effort to break the German Enigma codes which arguably was a major event in the way the war panned out.
The Polish Memorial 4 by http://bendthelight.me.uk, on Flickr
Hope you like them. Please comment if you would, either here or on my Flickr set.
I took the camera, of course, and with the intention of doing HDR work with them, I bracketed every shot I took. Here are a few.
As for the style of HDR, I am going for a look that is common across all the photos (although I haven't quite got that) and the grain is ok with me - I only reduced it in one or two images so far, preferring to leave it as is.
Your thoughts would be appreciated. The full set is on my Flickr if you want to look further.
Part of the Polish Memorial. the Polish started the war in quite distinctive dress, but gradually began wearing very similar to the british soldiers they were fighting alonside:
The Polish Memorial 1 by http://bendthelight.me.uk, on Flickr
The Royal Air Force Memorial, standing at the end of the "runway":
Royal Air Force Memorial mono by http://bendthelight.me.uk, on Flickr
"Shot at Dawn" depicts a soldier from WWI who is facing the firing squad for desertion and cowardace. He is accompanied by the faceless wooden posts of all the other soldiers who were shot. Facing him are 6 trees in a row to depict the firing squad.
Shot at Dawn by http://bendthelight.me.uk, on Flickr
The figure shows the opening in the Armed Forces Memorial where the sun shines through at 11am, on 11th November every year, to light up a wreath in the centre of the memorial:
11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month by http://bendthelight.me.uk, on Flickr
Another view of the Polish Memorial. The Poles fought alongside the Allies from day one of the war until the very last day. They were extremely important in the effort to break the German Enigma codes which arguably was a major event in the way the war panned out.
The Polish Memorial 4 by http://bendthelight.me.uk, on Flickr
Hope you like them. Please comment if you would, either here or on my Flickr set.
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Thank you. I am using Nik Efex HDR Pro. I start with a preset and then fiddle with it. Further adjustment in PS after that.
Cheers
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thank you.