sunnuntai 16. syyskuuta 2012

From Pasila to Helsinki in (mostly) HDR

One man's epic late night four hour journey on foot from Pasila station to central Helsinki. A trip that would take approx. 5 minutes with a train.

The plan was to improve from last weeks 'Helsinki after dark' which was fun to shoot and people seemed to like it. Walking from Pasila to Helsinki was decided in a train one stop earlier. The walk was shot mostly in 3 shot +-2EV brackets for HDR processing. Note: My Pentax K-7 camera can do in camera HDR, but the result is frankly quite terrible, so these were processed on something with more power (my PC). Some "normal" photos also included when HDR was not possible and/or not necessary to get the feel I was after. Some like HDR, some don't. I like it when it is kept to some limits = not massively overdone just because it is easier than making it look realistic.

Pasila station track #8

Incoming train

Pasila station

Old train stables at Pasila

Pasila TV-tower

Tower of the Olympic Stadium

WILDLIFE!

Finlandia Hall

Seats at Töölönlahti

Cathedral from Töölönlahti

Fear of dirt, fear of dark

Linnunlauluntie


When preparing for the next shot, I saw a fox going past me only 5 meters away. Nice!

Villa Kivi

Opera House

Local train going to Helsinki

Musiikkitalo & Sanomatalo

Terrace and the Parliament House

Lasipalatsi (Glass Palace)

Java Bar at Lasipalatsi

Pikku Jaska

Club Vatican

Kamppi chapel (Döner kebab)

Narinkkatori @ Kamppi

It was a fun walk and I also enjoyed the hours spent processing the images, because HDR is till something new and exciting for me and again I learned something that I can use later.

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