Some stuff from this past weekend

[justiceischeap]

On Sunday I was in 4 states (though we only photographed in two). Yesterday I was so worn out from my Saturday and Sunday activities that I missed photographing the Arlington ceremony--there's always next year for that though.

Abandoned Steel Mills













Abandoned State Hospital Laundry

[alfredo]

1. The colors are incredible.

[justiceischeap]

2. Thanks! I'm using the Polaroid 669-- preset in Lightroom from VSCO

After I apply the preset, I cool the photos off a bit with the temperature slider and then I bring the black, white, highlight and shadow levels up so I just barely see them in the overlay mode and then I adjust the exposure in the same way. Then I may or may not use the adjustment brush to bring out some details in the shadows or increase or decrease exposure selectively. It's made a huge difference in my process and the way the photos look.

[alfredo]

6. I still have trouble with shadows, and that trouble is compounded by my

love of the dark and moody.

[justiceischeap]

7. I love dark and moody too

but I'm learning that you can have dark and moody and still bring out some detail from the shadows. If I could make a living from just photographing swaths of light in otherwise dark/underexposed areas, I'd be in heaven.

[alfredo]

8. It could boil down to my unease over using dodge/burn. Your

Manipulations are not visible. And that is the goal

[Johnny Noshoes]

3. I really love the look of these..

beauty in decay.

[Solly Mack]

4. Excellent!

Perspective, shadow & lighting, color....well done.

[justiceischeap]

5. Thanks Solly!

I feel like I'm improving--which is the goal, besides the enjoyment and exercise I get from it. I'd guess we probably walked about 6-8 miles on Sunday.