Museum Gardens

Taken in York, I had literally seconds to compose and shoot this image. I knew the sun would be behind this building, but didn't anticipate it coming through the archway. Thanks to getting delayed taking other photos, I only arrived on scene perhaps two minutes before I took this shot. This is an HDR of three images. It took quite a lot of post-processing, at least a couple of hours, before it got into an acceptable state. Of course, it is possible to use ND grad filters at the time of shooting and spend just minutes post-processing, but I think the HDR process can produce images that feel much more lifelike and real if used properly.

 

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