Working the Humayun Tomb

[aloksinha2001]

Last saturday, joined the Delhi Photography Enthusiast group to visit the Humayuns tomb, along with my daughter. (More than 40 photographers turned up for the event - and had nice interaction thanks to the organisers.)

Here are some captures from the event.

#1. The customary tomb picture.

Post processed to give an impression look.


Humayuns Tomb-1 by aloksinha2001, on Flickr


#2. "This is what your husband's tomb will look like.", said  Mirak Mirza Ghiyath, the persian Architect who designed this tomb for Hamid Begum's husband, the Mughal Emperor - Humayun.



Humayuns Tomb-2 by aloksinha2001, on Flickr

#3. Reflections: Morning - 8 AM, in Jun, Sun is already up and shining. Not easy to get reflections in the pool, thus had to use long duration (30seconds) shutter speed.
ND 400 + Cokin Filter - Nikon D7000| Focal Length: 14mm | f/8.0 | Shutter speed: 10, 15, 30 sec | ISO 400 | Tokina 11-16mm.2.8

This is a 3 image composite (not HDR)


Humayuns Tomb - 3 by aloksinha2001, on Flickr

#4. The Halo'd Reflections, (with help from HDR)
ND 400 + Cokin Filter - Nikon D7000| Focal Length: 14mm | f/8.0 | Shutter speed: 10, 15, 30 sec | ISO 400 | Tokina 11-16mm.2.8


Humayuns Tomb - 5 by aloksinha2001, on Flickr

#5 Entrance.


Humayuns Tomb - 4 by aloksinha2001, on Flickr

Please take some time and critique the images, for its appeal, composition and general appeal.

Alok Sinha
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[Image]

Alok, I really like the treatment on the first one. Very Nice  . Make be a stark B&W rendition might make it look like a pencil/charcoal sketch too.

[aloksinha2001]

Alok, I really like the treatment on the first one. Very Nice  . Make be a stark B&W rendition might make it look like a pencil/charcoal sketch too.

Actually, I had indeed made one B&W charcoal like painting processing on this...

Here it is...



The charcoal painting by aloksinha2001, on Flickr

Alok

[toofan]

1st is awesome art work.. Rest are interesting too.

[ISO]

1st is awesome art work.. Rest are interesting too.

+1

[Amlan Sanyal]

First one is very nicely done. Some of the other HDR is showing halo around the edges.

[hvyas]

Excellent series ! The first one in colour looks the best !

[Point Blank]

Nice series. First one is superb.

[bodhijobs]

Like the series. 1st one PP is very interesting.

[aloksinha2001]

First one is very nicely done. Some of the other HDR is showing halo around the edges.

Well to be honest I am not such a fan of HDR - it makes the pictures - unreal (as in garish, halo, etc etc). I have normally used only 3 image manual conversion, to take care of the exposure abilities... either bracketed or raw or both.

In this trip - the sky was completely washed out, grey-ish with little or no blue and no clouds - however, using HDR, I could get some extra-ordinary color impacts - (which incidently, I have not been able to explain to myself) - hence experimenting with  HDR.

Have to admit, some of the PP has been very nice... and the others need to be toned down a bit...

Like the series. 1st one PP is very interesting.

Nice series. First one is superb.

Excellent series ! The first one in colour looks the best !

Thanks for the kind words !!

Alok

[kumarrishi]

Alok
First one is excellent. It seems like paining! BW is also good but i prefer the coloured version!

Rest the shallowness of sky hasnt helped with HDR. You need more dynamic range in the actual pics to creat a HDR. In this case i feel the dynamic range was already not available.

regards
would like to know the PP in first photo! i am coming to Delhi in August , perhaps we can go here again.

[Image]

I like the B&W version too but it might need a bit more processing work to make it resemble a pencil/charcoal sketch. But its good enough.

[Madhav Bhakta]

First one is nice for me and the b&w need some treatment as Ram Sir suggested.

I have tried to achieve something like Charcoal effect. Hope you don't mind my editing.

[Amlan Sanyal]

Excellent processing done my Madhav. I like it.

[Image]

Excellent processing done my Madhav. I like it.

Exactly. Madhav is simply too good at Photoshop 

[Francis]

Very nice series............

[aloksinha2001]

First one is nice for me and the b&w need some treatment as Ram Sir suggested.

I have tried to achieve something like Charcoal effect. Hope you don't mind my editing.

Excellent conversion.... I think, there is a lot of merit in the B&W shot as well..

Alok