Machine Room

Went for another mountain bike ride today. It was a tough uphill climb to in the countryside of Waimea where the Parker ranch is located. Our final destination ended up being at this abandoned farm. I was grateful to find some of the equipment was left behind. As I was capturing this image I kept thinking, "I hope it turns out the way I envision."

This image is a 4 frame panoramic. Each frame has 8 different exposures. I processed this image by first exporting each frame of 8 exposures into Photomatix. I used the same settings on each frame after they were toned mapped. After all 4 frames were re imported into Lightroom, I exported them as a tiff file and used the automate photomerge feature in Photoshop. I then re imported the panoramic frame into Lightroom. In Lightroom I used the develop module to begin processing. After getting the correct exposures, fill light and contrast I once again edited the panoramic in Photoshop using Topaz filters. Finally I saved the images back into Lightroom and finalized it with some vignetting.

I could spend a lot more time in the develop module of Lightroom painting in appropriate fill light, contrast and exposure; however since I am currently working on my laptop I don't think the results would be seen correctly.

When working through this process I was very surprised about the blue and green light being reflected in the windows from the paint colors on each side of the building. This image was a great learning tool for me. I am glad I spent the time to work through the process.

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