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Hearst Castle

Postby ozimax on Thu Mar 10, 2011 5:49 pm

William Randolph Hearst was quite a man, a very selfish man IMHO, but the castle he built is astonishing, and well worth a visit if you're ever in California.

I would have liked to have swum in this pool but alas, it wasn't to be.

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Re: Hearst Castle

Postby Remorhaz on Thu Mar 10, 2011 6:31 pm

Cool reflection and pretty over the top :)
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Re: Hearst Castle

Postby Marvin on Thu Mar 10, 2011 8:09 pm

Wow, a very cool pool. We were on our way to visit Hearst Castle in January when I stopped to take a photo and dropped the rental car keys in a field full of flowers and snakes. It took us 3 hours to find it and it was too late to go. Bummer! :oops:
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Re: Hearst Castle

Postby ian.bertram on Thu Mar 10, 2011 10:22 pm

A really interesting shot. It looks more like a painting or drawing than a photo. Enlarged I would imagine this could become quite hypnotic.
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Re: Hearst Castle

Postby aim54x on Thu Mar 10, 2011 11:20 pm

Looks incredible....but too pretty to swim in
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Re: Hearst Castle

Postby ozimax on Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:19 pm

I took this shot on the way to the castle, at Solvang. Image has had a little bit of HDR help, although it was only one exposure.

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Re: Hearst Castle

Postby surenj on Fri Mar 11, 2011 6:38 pm

Great use of HDR especially in #1. Looks rather majestic.
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Re: Hearst Castle

Postby biggerry on Fri Mar 11, 2011 7:32 pm

surenj wrote:Great use of HDR especially in #1. Looks rather majestic.

:agree:

maybe just back it off a bit (to avoid those pink noise bits) and I reckon it would be sweet.
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