'HDR' 1st Shoot

  

Manchester 

On top of Car Park- close to Oxford Road/Princess Street in Manchester

On top of Preston Bus Station

On top of Preston Bus Station

Location for Preston Bus Station shoot-

Some selected shots from my initial shoots around both Preston and Manchester. The HDR image taken in Manchester is rich in saturation and indulgent in colours, I also feel the reflections in the water add another dimension to the photograph, this all culminates to convey a scene of serenity and calmness which is condescending to the typically hectic environment associated with Manchester. I feel this image though is over-processed and, therefore, not the subtle implementation of the process I was trying to achieve. The other image comments on the industrial and developing environment of Manchester and is the far more interesting depiction of the place, a topic that i'd like to develop upon. I feel that the other HDR images, evidenced above, taken from on top of the Preston Bus Station, and also the other Manchester image taken on top of a car park near Princess Street/Oxford Road, are far more effective, due to the warm tones, as the shots were taken at dusk, and the subtle processing applied is a successful implementation, of the process, without being over the top allowing the viewer to analyse the contents of the scene rather than focus on the hyper-realism of the images. I also felt the perspective of a high vantage point was particularly effective at portraying a visually telling documentation of the environment. I chose to reflect upon two shoots together, in order, to better convey the time of day i'd like to to shoot at as well as the approach towards documenting the cityscape scenes, through the use of this HDR technique. The depth and detail allows for the viewer to focus on individual points within the image as they survey the scene analysing the stilled movements. For my next shoot I will explore the many high vantage points within Manchester, going with a friend who knows the area well, and use of a phase one camera rather than my 35mm camera in order to capture more depth and detail within the images.