Rock House is a naturally occurring cave found in the Hocking Hills region of Ohio. Many people find it too difficult to shoot in there, but I gave it a try anyway. This is actually a 5 frame HDR image. I used Photomatix Pro to combine the frames and then fine tuned it in Photoshop.
Hey Scott,
That is rather excellent. Really nice composition. Very well done.
James
Love this one too. Stunning!
Posted By: Sunstruck
Re: Rock House - 01/10/11 01:55 AM
What a beautiful photo, and absolutely stunning example of a well done HDR that doesn't look like a cartoon!
Yeah, HDR gets a bad rap. Many people don't like it, and that's not because HDR is bad, it's because of how a particular person executed the HDR processing. On the other hand, there are many people who like the surrealistic way of processing HDR. It's a matter of personal taste and I'm not going to say that one way is better than the other.
I am one of those who usually shy away from HDR as my workflow is to maximize micro-contrast which is the best way to match the human experience.
With that said, this is one of the nicer HDR treatments I have seen. I don't dislike HDR, just think it is in its infancy.
Very nice shot, very nicely processed, bravo to you Scott to bring such a unique place to life. I am sure without HDR this would not have been possible.
Roman