Posts Tagged ‘HDR’

Oct

2011

The Chicago Theatre

Chicago

I had not been on a train before I decided to take the South Shore line from Indiana to downtown Chicago.

It is a great way to get right in the heart of the city without the mucky-muck of parking.

It’s pretty cheap too.

I had a list of buildings I wanted to photograph, but I also just meandered around the city. It was a few days after the Tower previously called Sears had some of it’s windows knocked out.

–Update November 16–

I’m an extremely humble person, it’s one of my many amazing qualities.

That means that when I’ve soiled the bed, I’ll step up and admit it. The photo above is over processed.

It doesn’t look good.

So I’ve decided to redo the photo. I give you, The Chicago Theatre (take II):

The Chicago Theatre (take II) – View in Gallery

Tags: Chicago, HDR, theatre, urban
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Sep

2011

Concrete Monoliths

Concrete Monoliths

I pass these strange structures when travelling north on US I-57 on the way up to Chicago.

From the interstate it is even more difficult to see what they are, so one day I decided to drive up to them and take a closer look.

They straddle or used to straddle the railroad tracks, I think they must be some type of grain sorting structure.

At any rate it was a beautiful summer evening so I captured them with a stunning sunset as a backdrop.

Tags: HDR
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Jul

2011

Drawbridge at Midnight

Drawbridge at Midnight

None Shall Pass!

Stark, austere, industrial. This black and white photo of the St. Joseph bridge reminds me of a vintage 1950s picture.

I took this in the fall of 2010.

I don’t really remember how I got this photo without a ship in the shot as well. Normally they lower the bridge pretty quickly to avoid further disruptions to traffic flow, however since this was later at night, maybe the bridge operator was a bit slower at the switch.

This was of course originally taken in colour, but I thought that the black and white version provided a better feel.

Shades of Gray

One of my connections on twitter gave me some good feedback on my Drawbridge photo. I asked her if she wanted to see the colour version, and she said she did. So in addition to the “original” black and white version, I’ve added a colour version, and a sepia version.

Which do you like best?

Let me know in the comments section!