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Look Up Caesars Palace

This is a photo in reply to Kristi’s Alternative Perspective of the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace. I always like to look up the architecture. Especially, I like take sculptures in Las Vegas. This photo was taken with the very old Sony Cyber 3.3MP (My first digital camera ever) without the tripod in front of Caesars Palace hotel in 2005. I like the golden color lion decoration and the reflection of the light on the black column. I also realize that the photo is has huge noise. I can’t complaint the camera which is the first generation of the point and shoot digital camera.

Las Vegas Caesars Palace

I am going back to take another shot in the future using my Canon 7D and turn that into my new HDR image.

I took the following building in New York in 2004. Can’t remember what the building is.

Look Up New York

Here are some extra photos I took from the same perspective on Flickr. I took them with my Nikon D70S back in 2006, which is my early stage of digital photography.

The first one is the Borders book store on Mill Ave, Tempe, Arizona near Arizona state university.

Borders book store

The second one is an abandon building near ASU A Mountain.

Blue & White

I think I can do much better job to touch up the pictures and make them look cleaner and sharper.

HDR Image – Trees

One thing that HDR image fascinates me is the details of the image. It’s unbelievable that how much details a HDR image  can reveal. I think I will definitely purchase the Photomatix Pro to remove the watermark. This is the third HDR Image I’ve ever done. What I don’t like is that it reveals too much dark cloud on the left top corner and the edge between sky and the top of the tree on the right side. I can probably retouch it in the Photoshop. I really like the bottom part where the tree’s shadow touch the grass.

What do you think?

HDR Image Trees

The first one Rose isn’t that much dramatic and the second one lake houses looks like painting. Again, if you look at the original photo, it’s really boring.

Trees

Camera: Canon 7D

Software: Photoshop, Photomatix Pro

HDR Image – Lake Houses

OK. After first try on the HDR image this morning – Rose. I decided to take few photos in the afternoon and give Photomatix Pro a shot. Here is what I got. It wasn’t too bad for novice like me, but I definitely need to learn more about HDR image. The image looks really really unreal. It looks more like a painting. What do you think?

Lake Houses HDR

Here is the original photo I took at normal exposure. You can definitely tell how boring it is. I think I absolutely in love with HDR image. From now on, I will try to take as many bracketed images as possible. So I can process them in the Photomatix Pro.

Lake House

First HDR Image – Rose

HDR Rose

This is my first HDR image ever! I have been amazed by so many high dynamic range photos out there, but I was not sure how people do that until recently.

I download the Photomatix Pro and load 3 images taken in my front yard today into the software. I really have no idea what I am supposed to do with the software. I use some of the preset and change the contract, saturation, white point and black point etc. This is what I got.

I then load the image into Photoshop and sharpen the edge. To be honest, I wasn’t impressed by the result at all. I basically don’t know what I am supposed to do with the software. I am sure the more I use the software, the more I will get to know it.

I guess the HDR won’t work well at closeup shot with blur background. I will try to take landscape next time.

Camera: Canon 7D

Software: Photoshop, Photomatix Pro

Horse Sculpture at Sedona

Horse Sedona

Can’t resist to take photos of this horse sculpture at Sedona, Arizona. The horse looks very alive and vivid. Sedona, AZ is a great place to take photos of art works and the red rocks. Here is another one that caught my attention. Blue sky, red mountain and horse – A perfect combination!

Horse Sedona

Really. I like Canon 7D. You can see how much detail the camera can capture.

Camera: Canon 7D

Snowing Flagstaff

Snowing Flagstaff

This is my first time taking snowing day with my Canon 7D. It’s also my first vacation in the snowing Flagstaff, AZ. I have to crop the image, make color correction and enhance the color. I love the foggy look of the of the photo. One of my favorite shots so far.

Camera: Canon 7D

Relax Resort

Resort Lobby

My wife and I had a relax afternoon at Tucson’s resort. The lobby is decorated with the red scene which caught my eyes. The light really make the decoration on the wall shinning.

Camera: Canon 7D

Star War Street Patrol in Las Vegas

Star War Street Patrol

Don’t you just love Las Vegas? You can find star war actor patrolling on the street in Las Vegas. This is a zoom in shot from a long distance. Surprisingly, the lens focus pretty well without shaking.

The following photo reminds me not to become one of them. I have a good life and bright future. Walking on the street for living isn’t the dream job I want.

Walking Sign

Las Vegas is such an unique place where you can find different life in one place.

Camera: Canon 7D

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