Edit With a Friend

The current picture on the home page is a HDR image that was taken of a rare replica of Michelangelo’s La Pieta at The Grotto in Portland.  To walk into the chapel where it is displayed is awe inspiring, and it is easy to lose yourself in the solitude, the statue and the view.  The issue came when I wanted to photograph the statue; simply taking one exposure wasn’t an option.  I went on to make five exposures in preparation for assembling them into a HDR image.

Today, I was able to get together with my friend Graham for the first time since the I got back from the trip.  We were reviewing some of the HDR images that I hadn’t worked on yet and decided to tackle the La Pieta image.  After blending the images together and tone mapping the image, we sat back trying to think of how to make the image better.  Graham suggested removing the distracting wall and window frames behind the statue.  After executing that procedure, the image opened up and we were left with what has become the image that is currently being displayed.

I guess the moral of the story is to check in with your like-minded friends.  Everyone is going to have a different take on the same scene; no one is wrong and you may find that a simple suggestion will save an otherwise mediocre image.  I know it worked for me.

Update on Monday, November 2, 2009 at 10:43PM by Jared

Just a quick note…  La Pieta Replica has been moved from the Home page over to the HDR Photo Gallery.

Comments

[Kristelle]

Absolutely stunning picture.