The storm clouds started gathering in the afternoon.
As I was heading to my car, I started thinking of places to take advantage of the clouds overhead for my photo of the day.
I found myself heading to this church.
Westminster Presbyterian, in the 500 block of South Walnut. English Gothic, built in 1906 and in marvelous condition. Lovingly cared for and updated over the years.
I recall that lightning hit and knocked off one of the turrets at the top of the bell tower many years ago. Looks like they did a good job on the repair.
I set my Pentax K20D on my favorite Gorillapod, and twisted it into a vertical position on the grass.
Love the grass in the foreground, almost as much as the definition in the clouds.
A wee bit of HDR (High Dynamic Range) goodness from Photomatix. Some final sharpening and a touch of clarity in Lightroom (beta 2) and I’m done.
Sure turned out nice. To these eyes. =)
I’d love to hear your thoughts on Lightroom 2. I’ve been a version 1 user for… how crazy is this, I just checked… exactly a year to the day. Great software, are there any must-have features in 2?
EJ – Must have upgrade when it comes out. I’ve been using it since it was let loose in beta. Selective enhancements – you can paint Exposure, Brightness, Saturation & Clarity on any part or multiple separate parts of the photo. Like if I wanted to brighten up the face or eyes, I could do that – and have many times. Or darken a spot – for example – to cover up my reflection in a car. One other great feature – post crop vignetting – super to have.
Sounds great! The vignetting that is in v1 really bugged me that it didn’t take into account any cropping that was done, awesome.