Abandoned Shit

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stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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Can we have a pro/con about how 90% of photos of abandoned places now use aggressive HDR? I hate it because it makes everything look so...fake.

# ¿ Mar 30, 2017 13:45

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stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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underage at the vape shop posted:

Yeah good hdr is good, the hdr that sticks out like a sore thumb, optionally going ham on the presence sliders is what I meant.

Yeah, this is what I'm talking about. May be confirmation bias because I look at a lot of urbex stuff, but so much of it is this.

OTOH, back when I was young and had time to explore the ruins of my hometown (and could shake off a trespassing charge as "teenagers doing teenager poo poo"), I used to leave a camera on bulb on a tripod and "paint" big rooms with a maglight, which isn't any less forced, so maybe I should shut up.

# ¿ Mar 30, 2017 17:38

stealie72: Jan 10, 2007; Their eyes locked and suddenly there was the sound of breaking glass.
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DJExile posted:

son of a bitch that's a clever idea

I was doing it in the film era and didn't have immediate feedback, so the results were...imprecise. I got some cool shots out of it, though. Also would play with firing a hand held flash in a couple directions with the camera on bulb, which worked better, but was obviously much harsher.

# ¿ Mar 30, 2017 18:46

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