picture windows # 59 ~ on seeing

-20˚F outside ~ Au Sable Forks, NY - in the Adirondack PARK • click to embiggenIn addition to the fact that I am always looking for "picture windows" in order to add to my picture windows series (and a host of other factors), I made a picture of this window because my eye was "pricked" by the complimentary colors in the outside view with those on the interior view.

FYI, 3 exposures blended manually.

Update on Thursday, January 27, 2011 at 08:57AM by gravitas et nugalis

Featured Comment:
John Linn asked: "I assume you shot on a tripod, brought the images into PS as layers and selectively erased non-ideal exposures?"

my response: Yes, I used a tripod - fyi, I needed a 5 stop difference in exposures in order to cover the brightness range.

I did not bring the entire images into PS layers. Instead, after establishing a base layer (aka - background layer) that was the best exposure of the interior scene, I selected areas of the bracketed exposures that were the best exposures of: 1) the exterior scene, and, 2) parts of the window frame and dragged those selections (holding down the shift key for precise registration) into the interior scene file.

After that, it was a bit of erasing (although layer masking could be used) the exterior / window frame layers in order to create a realistic blend of all the exposures.

Comments

[John Linn]

>>FYI, 3 exposures blended manually

Very nice natural look. Not an obvious, over-the-top HDR.

I assume you shot on a tripod, brought the images into PS as layers and selectively erased non-ideal exposures?

I find the straight and centered look very satisfying. The square format reinforces the image treatment.

John

[Sven W]

I've tried a couple "picture window" images myself and you don't realise how clever the eye is in compensating for the difference in the interior / exterior exposures!

You've blended 3 exposures here and it looks perfectly natural. A novice photographer would think it was done in a single take.