Erected in 1928, Hoover Auditorium in Lakeside, Ohio, has offered programs by the likes of Amelia Earhart, Eleanor Roosevelt, Lowell Thomas, Melissa Manchester, Pat Boone, and Ray Charles. Because it's only open in the summer and isn't air-conditioned, its windows -- although probably never this one in recent history, at least -- are important for ventilation. The curved roof of the building was originally supported only by laminated wooden arches. However, they had to be supplemented by the steel ones which are just visible in the top corners of the image when snow loads proved too high. The green in the windows is from trees growing on the other side.
9-exposure HDR
ISO 200, f/22, 16mm fisheye lens
Alien Skin Snap Art -- Stylize (Darken blend mode at reduced opacity)
dodged the dark areas around the window using a luminosity mask (limits the effect to the dark areas) on a 50% gray layer with Soft Light blend mode
Levels and Curves
Nik Color Efex -- Darken/Lighten Center to lighten the window, Tonal Contrast
uniform gradient vignette on sides and top
Dennis, I really like the way you processed this and the original capture is cool. I do wish that the right side included the rest of the window frame but I do like the slight off-center placement and the neat perspective.
Hi Dennis, I agree with with Denise, it would have been great to see the entire window frame. But its not a show stopper to me.............I really like these fisheye images you have done. Almost makes me want to go out a buy one for my Missouri Travel Photography job!. Very, very well done HDR processing. I can't want to be able to produce such nice HDR images.
Dennis, beautifully processed, and a very punchy perspective - not a deal breaker for me either on the entirety of the window frame since it is off center. Wow Nice!
Hoover Auditorium window from the inside
