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Published: 2011-03-19 17:52:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 2701; Favourites: 71; Downloads: 0
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This is an HDR shot in an old underground ammunition storage room at an old WW-1 bunker. Above the icicles there is a rusting corrugated iron roof, and to the left a small window opens into a cliff that drops a few hundred feet to the ocean. I've now removed the DA watermark and added my own.Other shots of the same complex:
[90 degrees to the right]: [link]
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I must say I'm quite surprised by the fact that this is an HDR. All the shades are very dark.
Though I understand you want to emphasize the enlightened part, I think you could have chosen parameters that give more details in the foreground (dark areas).
Just a suggestion
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Yeah, I have RAWs for all three sections so I could definitely bring more detail out but I kind of liked it this way. I periodically remake my HDRs and panoramas, though, as I see problems with them, so I may redo this eventually. Thanks for the comment.
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Very good thinking, revisiting artworks is always enriching
Pleasure !
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Really cool environment. Would love to see a high res image of this!
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Thanks so much. I might upload a slightly larger version at some point when I get a chance.
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I went to an old bunker in Washington state. It was kind of freaky walking through there, I can't imagine how freaky it must have been for soldiers back then.
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I know, hey? Thanks so much for commenting. It must have been interesting to see that bunker as well.
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Increase your dynamic range so you could get it more dynamic.. it could have been a legendary shot.
If you have the RAW file, send it over and I'll show you what I mean.
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Ehehe, no thanks, I'm not in the habit of sending my high-resolution RAW files to complete strangers over the internet. I make a living doing this and went to great trouble to take these shots.
This image is already a high dynamic range composite, and while I could certainly brighten the nearer cave walls a bit I don't think the image would gain much from it - I like it the way it is. But thanks anyway.
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Yes, edits are personal views. No judge.
you're welcome. And, no problem.
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Cool, thanks for understanding.
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The focus on the light just makes it more interesting to look at. I love old WW stuff, so this is right up my alley. Great shot!
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Thanks a lot! I love little pieces of history like this as well. Check out the other shot of the cave complex if you haven't yet: [link]
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So much intensity, thinking about what exactly that place was. I can hardly imagine being there in person.
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I know, it had a palpable history to it, it really made me want to know more about its history.
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The icicles look very nice in this picture. They add a nice touch. good job
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Thank you kindly, and for the watch as well.
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uahhh great emotion in German i would say (free translated) the cold is creeping down the back
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Interesting expression... Like the hairs on the back of your neck are standing up? Also, the ice water is creeping up your shoes, ha ha (the floor was covered in about two inches of water and ice).
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omg - did you take it during the winter? or is it sort of steadily covered with ice?
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Yes, well in Nova Scotia where I was living at the time the winter is very warm. It will snow and then thaw and then repeat all winter, even get to plus 10 or 15 during the winter, which I know to a German is not remarkable but for Canada it's sweet. Anyway, this was in early spring, Feb. or March, during a warm snap when some of the ice was melting. It was more than a little unnerving because you couldn't see the bottom through the water, so I was never quite sure how far down it was. The melt/thaw thing is probably the same thing that created the stalagmites in the other shot, I'm convinced if I'd been there two weeks earlier or later they'd have been gone.
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omg it doesn't sound as it was a sunday stroll....
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There were a few exciting moments, heh, but all in all a great day! Sorry I will answer your notes, I just finished writing 4/5 uni finals and now a bit of a breather till the last one.
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what do you study?
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I study Biology. I'm especially interested in Mycology, and medicinal uses for mushrooms (some of which are VERY powerful medicines!) and ecotoxicology, the effect of human toxins on ecosystems and creatures. I wrote a 15 page paper last year as a final paper for a Conservation Biology course, on Colony Collapse Disorder and the connection between pesticides made by Bayer, a connection which is hardly even controversial anymore in France and Germany but which our government refuses to acknowledge despite mountains of evidence.
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This is really nice. It looks like it's in a cave, not a bunker.
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Well it is a storage room built in a cave. Whether the cave is manmade or not I don't know. Thanks for commenting.
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That place is simply wonderful, and I think you are right to protect it. I love places like that, they are my favorite in the world. This picture is beautiful
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Thank you. I also love places like this, someday I will go back and explore further.
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That must have been a cool experience to go there.
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It was great, yes.
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