The world through my eyes…
Taken at the river front in Cold Spring. I went there for a completely different shot, but I bungled it badly. On the way out, I thought, “that’s a neat piece of drift wood.” No tripod. HDR shot from the hip and it came out better than I could have hoped.
I know it’s impolite to toot your own horn, but I really like this one.
This a shot from the river-side of the Glenclyffe building. It was built in the 20s for the Franciscans. It is owned by OSI now, and is semi-public. Even in the warm sunlight it was creepy.
This shot gives you a sense of just how massive the fort is at west point. That is the Hudson river in between me and the buildings.
A slightly different view and treatment from the same series.
Took this while hiking past Arden point. This is some building near West Point. Originally, I thought it was the Thayer Hotel, but it turns out that it doesn’t quite look that way. I would love if someone could help me to identify it.
The day was very hazy. I was very uncertain as to how this image would come out, but after some fiddling with the tone mapping settings I have to say that I am super pleased. It is fascinating to me that the HDR processing filtered out a lot of the “noise” that was introduced by the haze to make the building look so sharp in contrast to the mountains around it.
I am really glad I got off my duff today to get out for this hike. It is easy to forget how much cool stuff there is so close to where I live that I haven’t seen yet.
I took this shot along one of my favoite hiking trails last weekend. That’s right! It’s hiking season again, and I am more than ready to get back on the horse. I am starting to plan a trip for folks at The Creek to the Gunks in May.
Also, this is the first HDR photo that I have posted. It was made using Photomatrix Pro. This app is awesome because it makes you feel like a genius. There are a lot of sliders and check boxes, however, and it isn’t immediately clear how they affect the image. There is a “Tutorial” button, but it certainly isn’t the first button you want to click (full disclosure: I haven’t clicked it yet).
