" Homeplace "

Just another old homeplace I found out and about. Always on the lookout for anything and everything. This home was on the way to the Summerville Junkyard, I stopped on the way back. What a cool place, the red chair from yesterday was also from here. The top image is an HDR shot with a tripod, the bed was just a straight tripod shot. Hope you enjoy!!

" Inside Looking Out "

This is the interior of the abandoned farmhouse from yesterdays post. It has been used to store hay for the last several years, but still has lots of character. This image is an HDR image used to try and show detail out the windows, didn't quite hold it in the small windows. I will have a few more images from this location later this week. Hopr you enjoy!!

" North Carolina Morning "

"Happy New Year" to everyone. This image takes me back to early fall when I made a trip to North Carolina in mid October. It was one of the better fall trips in spite of the 3AM departure time. We timed it just right as we arrived on Lake Santeetlah at sunrise, with the fog rising from a temp of about 34 degrees. Boy was it cold, but well worth it.

This image is an HDR made from 3 exposures I made about 45 minutes after sunrise. The sky was beautiful and the fog was rising off the water while I shivered. The reflection on the lake was spectacular and this became one of my favorite images from the trip. This was one of the best autumn seasons for color that I can ever remember. Hope you enjoy!!

" Cave Springs School "

This is a shot I took back in February of 2008, I shot an HDR group and waited until recently to process the images. This is an old abandoned school in Cave Springs, GA. I have a lot of images from the morning I was there, this being the only HDR.

This is the last of the HDR week images for a while, but they will be back. I hope everyone enjoyed the images for this week and I hope you all give Photomatix Pro 3.1 a try. It is an amazing program and relatively easy to learn. I still have a ways to go, myself.

Their website, where you can get a free trial version is www.hdrsoft.com .

" The Piano "

The last image from the abandoned home outside McRae, GA. This shot is my favorite of all the images I shot while inside the house. I have a thing for pianos in old homes. They are hard to find and are always really cool. I have some images from an old home in Dallas, GA where I live that I will post next week.

I am very new to HDR images, but am enjoying it more every day. You really need to try Photomatix Pro 3.1, it is an amazing tool. Hope you enjoy!!

" Another Image From the McRae House "

Here is another image from inside the McRae house. This image is an HDR produced in Photomatix Pro also. I will be posting another on tomorrow from the same home. I really enjoy finding these old vacant homes, especially when they still have lots of stuff inside.

I have saved the best for last tomorrow, so enjoy. Everyone who is interested in HDR should go and get the free trial of Photomatix Pro 3.1 and try it before you buy it.

" HDR Week "

This is my very first attempt at producing a High Dynamic Range photo. As you can see I chose a very safe image taken this fall at Sweetwater Creek state park in Metro Atlanta. It was a good candidate being that it was later in the morning and the best light had already passed. The area above the fall had little detail and the foreground was somewhat blown. All in all I thought it went very well for my first attempt.

I used Photomatix Pro 3.1, which is a great program to use and relatively simple to start with. It is still not simple and requires some practice. There are many coupons available for this product. NAPP is the one I used, which gives members 20% off, to bring the cost down to around $79. This is a steal for the work this program will do.

I will be posting some more HDR's the rest of this week. Hope you enjoy.