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vvcarpio · Feb 25, 2010, 11:12 PM

It's snowing heavily in NYC today so my noontime photography walk was confined to indoors. Below are taken inside Grand Central Terminal using two different tone-mapping methods in DPHDR. C&C please. Thanks for looking!

#1.

#2.

Walter C · Feb 26, 2010, 12:46 AM

Very well done, taking care to position yourself for a great angle. I prefer #2 -- more contrast and not as flat as #1.

Hards80 · Feb 26, 2010, 12:48 AM

i agree with walter. very nice shot and i also prefer the contrast in #2.

littlejohn · Feb 26, 2010, 1:52 AM

I like the #2 for more contrast as well. But it's still a picture of the Grand Station
BUT #1 the flatness 'says' something to me too. It seems to 'add' to the massiveness of the building, while the yellow makes it a warm place....everything else suggests 'loneliness'. If there were no people in the background..it would even be more apocalyptic

maggo85 · Feb 26, 2010, 2:38 AM

I prefer #2 too - like the lights and the contrast.

Ordo · Feb 26, 2010, 5:15 AM

Exactly what Walter said. Spectacular pick vvc.

Wingman · Feb 26, 2010, 7:19 AM

Magnificient images of a magnificient bulding.

Any issues with security in photographing inside the buildiing, or using a tripod?

toshi43 · Feb 26, 2010, 12:12 PM

The first shot has a flat and artificial look to it, the second one is, well, picture perfect. They don't make buildings like that anymore.

bhammitt · Feb 26, 2010, 3:34 PM

The second shot is just superb, outstanding work VV!

Bob

vvcarpio · Feb 27, 2010, 9:30 AM

Thank you, all, for your very kind compliments!

littlejohn, I had to be very patient for that shot because Grand Central Terminal is such a busy place and people kept walking into my frame.

jelpee, there are no issues regarding security at GCT, at all. And yes, you can use a tripod anywhere in GCT.

I guess it's unanimous -- #2 is the better tone-map -- so that picture goes into my FB account

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#1 is DPHDR's "halo-matix" while #2 is DPHDR's "eye-catching" tone map.

I guess I'm in the minority (maybe even the only one) who likes halo-matix so I'm not going to use it too much. I'll use it only if it really works on a particular shot.

For this shot, my Sony A350 was actually on the floor facing the passage's downward incline. I used the camera's vari-angle LCD viewfinder to act as support for the camera to tilt slightly up.

Sitting this way for a few minutes, people behind me would occasionally pause and take pictures of what I'm aiming at with their P&S. It's a passage in GCT that is normally ignored by tourists -- the main attraction being GCT's main hall -- so I guess they think I know what I'm doing and they take the same shots that a "pro" (ahem) photographer would.

Feb 26, 2010, 2:38 AM	#5
maggo85 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Arzl im Pitztal/Austria/Europe Posts: 1,135	I prefer #2 too - like the lights and the contrast. __________________ Markus Rimml Photography \| Facebook \| Twitter 2 x EOS 6D \| 24/1.4 ART \| 35/1.4 ART \| 50/1.4 \| 85/1.8 \| 135/2L

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toshi43 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Vernon BC Canada Posts: 1,618	The first shot has a flat and artificial look to it, the second one is, well, picture perfect. They don't make buildings like that anymore. __________________ Fujifilm FinePix HS10, Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR, Pentax E-80 P&S, Sunpak auto383 flash, Optex slave flash, Velbon VGB3 heavy-metal tripod, TechPro TP-242 tripod with B62 ballhead, assorted filters and other bits.

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Feb 25, 2010, 11:12 PM	#1
vvcarpio Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New York Posts: 2,524	Grand Central Terminal It's snowing heavily in NYC today so my noontime photography walk was confined to indoors. Below are taken inside Grand Central Terminal using two different tone-mapping methods in DPHDR. C&C please. Thanks for looking! #1. #2.

Feb 26, 2010, 12:46 AM	#2
Walter C Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Huntington Beach, CA USA Posts: 8,116	Very well done, taking care to position yourself for a great angle. I prefer #2 -- more contrast and not as flat as #1.

Feb 26, 2010, 12:48 AM	#3
Hards80 Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 9,046	i agree with walter. very nice shot and i also prefer the contrast in #2.

Feb 26, 2010, 1:52 AM	#4
littlejohn Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 629	I like the #2 for more contrast as well. But it's still a picture of the Grand Station BUT #1 the flatness 'says' something to me too. It seems to 'add' to the massiveness of the building, while the yellow makes it a warm place....everything else suggests 'loneliness'. If there were no people in the background..it would even be more apocalyptic

Feb 26, 2010, 5:15 AM	#6
Ordo Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: BsAs Posts: 3,452	Exactly what Walter said. Spectacular pick vvc.

Feb 26, 2010, 7:19 AM	#7
Wingman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hebron, Kentucky (northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati):KCVG Posts: 4,355	Magnificient images of a magnificient bulding. Any issues with security in photographing inside the buildiing, or using a tripod?

Feb 26, 2010, 3:34 PM	#9
bhammitt Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,288	The second shot is just superb, outstanding work VV! Bob

Feb 27, 2010, 9:30 AM	#10
vvcarpio Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New York Posts: 2,524	Thank you, all, for your very kind compliments! littlejohn, I had to be very patient for that shot because Grand Central Terminal is such a busy place and people kept walking into my frame. jelpee, there are no issues regarding security at GCT, at all. And yes, you can use a tripod anywhere in GCT. I guess it's unanimous -- #2 is the better tone-map -- so that picture goes into my FB account . #1 is DPHDR's "halo-matix" while #2 is DPHDR's "eye-catching" tone map. I guess I'm in the minority (maybe even the only one) who likes halo-matix so I'm not going to use it too much. I'll use it only if it really works on a particular shot. For this shot, my Sony A350 was actually on the floor facing the passage's downward incline. I used the camera's vari-angle LCD viewfinder to act as support for the camera to tilt slightly up. Sitting this way for a few minutes, people behind me would occasionally pause and take pictures of what I'm aiming at with their P&S. It's a passage in GCT that is normally ignored by tourists -- the main attraction being GCT's main hall -- so I guess they think I know what I'm doing and they take the same shots that a "pro" (ahem) photographer would.