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• gezza

  Participant

  April 2, 2009 at 8:57 pm

  I downloaded photomatix and had go at tone mapping. My first efforts are below – obviously wasnt trying to depict a “real” scene but still like some of the effects you can get using this software over the hdr tools in photoshop.

  

  
  Deebo

  Participant

  April 2, 2009 at 9:22 pm

  Really nice HDR and not over cooked. Have photomatix too and think its great,
  Loving the first shot, but maybe darken sky a tad on the right hand side
  Dee
  jb7

  Participant

  April 2, 2009 at 10:58 pm

  That’s a wonderful building- deceptively large too-
  I haven’t been there in over 25 years- I keep meaning to visit again-

  It looks nicely restored- much better condition now-

  Is it very built up around there now?
  I know the second shot is meant to be like that,
  and it is a slightly comical lion- almost a Punch caricature oirish lion maybe-
  or is it as a result of the perspective?

  But the first shot looks like quite a steep perspective…

  There’s a nice bit of light in these- hazy bright-
  perhaps a full range of tones without having to use more?

  Good to see this again, good pictures-

  joseph
  gezza

  Participant

  April 3, 2009 at 8:31 am

  Thanks for comments – I will play around with the sky Deebo.

  Joseph – it is fairly built up around there but there is still a patch of green around the building and a football ground- and you are right about the building – 3 stories inside but dosnt look like that from outside – i haven’t visited inside in a few years. The place itself it closed – both inside and outside until later in month but there is a friendly OPW guy who will you let you visit if he sees you trying to take pictures. I must go back at night sometime maybe with a full moon.

  I was trying to exaggerate the lion in second one – so got in close with a wide lens

  tks
  g