Last week, we saw a view of the stairs in this photo from a more abstract perspective. This again is Fort Macon and today I’m showing you what it looks like at the top of the steps with this HDR image. I was really drawn to the multitude of angles, vertical, horizontal, diagonal and the curve just below left center.
Processing: Seven shots from -3 to +3 ev loaded into Nik HDR Efex Pro from Adobe Bridge and processed to balance the highlights with shadows. I prefer to not see total black or white in color since our eyes don’t usually see that in nature. I used selective Control Points to add structure. In Photoshop, I did my usually Exposure, Hue/Saturation, Curves and High Pass filter routine to “polish and sharpen” the final image.
Equipment used: Nikon D700 with 28-70 f/2.8 lens set to f/13, ISO 800.Manfrotto 190XPROB with 486RC2 ball head.
You are absolutely right Mark. The lines and shapes are quite compelling.
Being an analytically focused guy, I like to work with this stuff. Sometimes the art gets overwhelmed by the techie stuff. Gotta work on that!
Seeing the number of shots and the different compositions you brought back from Fort Macon makes me realize how much I missed while there! It’s also refreshing to see someone else’s view of a location. Nice work Mark!
Thanks, Curt. I hope it’s not overkill. But, I really do like to exhaust a location, if you know what I mean.
Well done Mark. I agree the lines and angles and very cool and I love the way you’ve composed this shot.
Thanks, Edith. Appreciate your comment!
Love this composition, Mark. The levels and stairwell leading to that wall make this quite interesting. Great angles, man.
Thanks, Jimi. It seems to be a unique bit of architecture. Appreciate your comment.
Definitely a strong composition.
Thanks, Mark. Much appreciated!