My father-in-law is a retired farmer. ; His grandfather built the house they lived in and this barn. ; The barn is no longer in use but still has some character.
GORGEOUS, Jim. ; Well done. ; One of the best you've ever posted. Care to share how you made the HDR?
To get this, I used 5 shots with -2, -1, 0, +1, +2 exposures. ; Imported into LR then on to Photomatix and used the Painterly preset with some adjustments to micorcontrast, strength and saturation. ; Back in LR I did some adjustments with the exposure, contrast, clarity and saturation. ; Lastly added some sharpening, noise reduction and lens calibration(used the preset for the lens without any additional adjustments). Thanks for the nice comments. ; The hardest part about getting this shot was staying upright (I fell twice tripping over some metal roofing that was buried) and keeping the tripod stable wa there was no bare floor to set it on. ; The hay was several inches thick. ; I also had some company in the form of possums and skunks that have taken over the loft.
Different barn. ; This one is abandoned on the walking trail near home. ; Love these old barns. ; They have so much character and really lend themselves to HDR.
i like the 2nd one even more. i see some kind of a gap in the floor, would it have been possible to get into that corner on the left, and then have the natural window light over your left shoulder? maybe try a natural light hdr into the interior.
Thaks Gary! The gap is just a missing floor board and there is a stair case to the left. ; I am planning on going back to get some more but have to be careful when I go as there are do not enter signs on the door. ; Although this a popular place for pics as you can see things have been moved around each time I go back. ; There is a great big open loft I want to get and a basement. ; I have a couple other pics I'll post but not as good as this one.
