Where i ponder...

[jonnyquest45]

what do you think of this photo?
the window is blown out but i don't know how to fix that.
is the framing good?
i was going for a solitary moody feel.

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Flash Off, Did not fire
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Date and Time (Modified) 2011:03:20 17:09:45
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Date and Time (Original) 2011:03:19 15:18:07
Date and Time (Digitized) 2011:03:19 15:18:07
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Date Created 2011:03:19
Time Created 15:18:07+00:00
Global Angle 30
Global Altitude 30
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[mshockley]

I like all the textures happening here, and your framing draws my eye to look into the picture.
You could try a little Burn in Photoshop to take some of the glare away from your blown window? Do you know how to do that?

[jonnyquest45]

i do know how to burn. I guess now that i think of it what i was trying to say is i dont know how to get rid of the blown out with just exposures in an HDR.
thanks for the reply

[dlambert]

Wow - creepy photo. I like it. ;-)

I'd love to see the bench lightened a little more -- like a shaft of light coming straight down.

Is this also at that State Penn?

[jonnyquest45]

it sure is I would have to say this is one of the most amazing places to photograph. I have been there well over 100 times i would say and still can find that one thing i missed or see things with different light.

anyone who likes to take photos and can get to Philadelphia between march and late November should put this place on your most go places. they do tours from dec to early march but they are guided tours and not all that great for photos.

[jonnyquest45]

here is a new edit of the shot

[dlambert]

I like the direction that photo's going. If this attachment shows up, let me know what you think -- this is a little over the top, but this is a great photo to play with.

[tyasa81]

wow... great location... every thought of sticking a model or a person on that chair and going "SCREAM!" or something like that? nice and gritty picture... envy you that you get to go over there a 100 times!

[mshockley]

New edit looks great. I am also quite envious as the location and your shot really do speak to me! Nice job.

[jonnyquest45]

Originally Posted by tyasa81

wow... great location... every thought of sticking a model or a person on that chair and going "SCREAM!" or something like that? nice and gritty picture... envy you that you get to go over there a 100 times!

This cell is closed off you can only get in the doorway. they Charge to shoot models there. My wife and I are going to have our Trash the dress shot there. but that idea would be amazing.

they had a small strobes big results event there as well i found out about it too late