I was waiting for work next to the dam and looking on OS maps when I noticed a little off-shoot at the base, I got the camera and torches out and headed down to have a nosey.
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The end is just around that corner but it's a bit tight and my tripod just wouldn't balance so the pic I got was just a blur
Re: The Plughole, UK < Reply # 1 on 4/30/2014 2:19 AM > | Reply with Quote
Very nice brickwork.. love that kinda craftsmanship...!
Sucks when you can't find a good place to put your tripod...
Can't tell if you went HDR on them.. If not, you did a great job of managing the contrast..
If so.. you might consider adding to your bracket.. It would have helped in 2, 4 & 5..
Lot of people shoot 3 shot brackets.. But for really high contrast situations like you found.. 5 or even 9 shot brackets will help you recover the detail in areas that are blown out.. or underexposed.
Re: The Plughole, UK < Reply # 3 on 4/30/2014 8:03 AM > | Reply with Quote
There was a time when I didn't either.. I guess I felt that either it was a cheap cheat.. or ( when overdone ) it made the shots look like dammed cartoons...
But then I started paying around & got some really good results trying to make it do what the name promises. High Dynamic Range.. or just recovering detail that is already there..
Mostly I still use it to keep outdoor parts of a interior shot from totally blowing out..
Well.. if you decide to give it a shot ( pun intended ) I'd be happy to walk you though..