Little Plumstead, Norwich, Norfolk UK

[klempner69]

Well,I like the pics just as you have put them up..very atmospheric indeed.

 

[sophos9]

Well,I like the pics just as you have put them up..very atmospheric indeed.

Thanks for the kind comments

 

[tbkscott]

Great photos sophos love the HDR looking good

 

[sophos9]

Great photos sophos love the HDR looking good

Thank you, glad you enjoy

 

[wagg20]

Very impressive shots the HDR works really well.
www.norfolkinruins.co.uk

 

[jonney]

awesome photo's Sophos love the HDR's

 

[sophos9]

Very impressive shots the HDR works really well.
www.norfolkinruins.co.uk

Awesome, thanks!

awesome photo's Sophos love the HDR's

Cheers dude

 

[v-w-chick]

OH MY GOD, some of the best HDR's iv seen.
u have a telent they r f*ckin amazing

you on flickr or anything PM me or show me a link to more. oohhh very good
kelly

 

[sophos9]

Hi - thanks for the comments.

My Flickr is here

Website is here

Lots of photos on there

 

[Dystopia]

What a pretty place! Absolutely beautiful arches and decor.

 

[steve_o]

NB, the post processing is complex - I'm going to write a tutorial at some point however its not going to be easy.

I use a Nikon D300 combined usually combined with a Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 lens. I do shoot sometimes with 12-24 f2.8, 50mm f1.4, 17-70 f2.8, sometime I use portable/detached strobe lighting - once exposure is set, I'll bracket 9 exposure shots around a normally distributed histogram. Workflow is through PS CS4, I use the gently HDR automation tool through bridge and usually end up with approx 12-14 layers, each layer adds text, blur, HSL, unsharp mask, layering and burning at differing opacity - each shoot needs differing processing however once you have it sorted, I write batch the rest.

Sometimes I have to do two passes, depends on what lighting effects I need - two passes usually sux, it can take up to 4 hours to get it right, thats the cost really.

I usually shoot around 16gb when onsite, always shoot raw so I can play with balance later and if needed, can restore shadowing and burn out blown highlights

Hope that helps

Im confused! lol,

 

[sophos9]

Im confused! lol,

Dude, the above just makes good looking images

 

[Dd20]

Hi Sophos9,

I used to live up in the Old Hall (right wing seen from the lawn), can I please have your pictures without the 'enhancements'? I would love that very much.

 

[casio123]

Great photos Sophos, next time when at my dads this is a must.

 

[Mimble]

Hi Sophos9,

I used to live up in the Old Hall (right wing seen from the lawn), can I please have your pictures without the 'enhancements'? I would love that very much.

Used to "live" there eh?

*sirens sound* euphemism ALERT

 

[tumbles]

Why is this refereed to as a Mental Asylum, or indeed an Asylum full stop? Wasn't it a mental deficiency colony?

 

[sophos9]

Hi Sophos9,

I used to live up in the Old Hall (right wing seen from the lawn), can I please have your pictures without the 'enhancements'? I would love that very much.

Of course! Do you have any history on the old hall?

Great photos Sophos, next time when at my dads this is a must.

Excellent, would be great to see your pics

Why is this refereed to as a Mental Asylum, or indeed an Asylum full stop? Wasn't it a mental deficiency colony?

Dictionary response:

Asylum
–noun
1. (esp. formerly) an institution for the maintenance and care of the mentally ill, orphans, or other persons requiring specialised assistance.

Call it what ever you like

You're right. Let's ban him for his blatant lack of knowledge

a warning to start with please

 

[Skin ubx]

Too much HDR for my liking but if thats your bag fair enough - looks like a nice small place - bit trashed though - any paranormal activity there?

 

[sophos9]

Too much HDR for my liking but if thats your bag fair enough - looks like a nice small place - bit trashed though - any paranormal activity there?

Thats cool mate, photographs are personal taste

No paranormals that I know of, but then I would not know paranormal if it smacked me on the head... I first went there when it was untouched, its well trashed now

 

[r3quiem]

No offence taken - they end up like that, not by change but by design for a few reasons...

1) This is how I like them, I enjoy the mood and grittiness of them
2) They are for a specific target audience such as album covers, computer game backdrops, books etc

Photos are personal things and what works for one does not work for another

I absolutely love your style. Every shot was utterly beautiful. Especially love how you light them.

Thats some pro photoshopping there. Something to aspire to!