Truth be told, I think I prefer the good old LA County fair. The fairgrounds did have a lot of water fountains, lakes and rivers which made it pretty interesting.
Truth be told, I think I prefer the good old LA County fair. The fairgrounds did have a lot of water fountains, lakes and rivers which made it pretty interesting.
Our first stop – Sacramento and the California State Capital Building. Here’s my first lousy attempt at an HDR image. As with many things, practice will make perfect. It’s nice to have a good photo with Zac and I. Normally I’m the one always behind the camera :) I have no idea what he’s thinking,...
CourtNice. The HDR picture is brighter and more colorful, but it doesn’t really have that noticeable, hyper-reality video-game look to it. It makes for a really nice photo, yes, but I don’t think it’s instantly recognizable as an HDR photo. So, I guess I’m saying you can certainly improve basic photos with the HDR process… but you can also do the artistic, hyper effect of HDR photography. So, would you have kept the HDR Capitol Building something like the way it is, or rather done something differently to get the distinctive HDR effect?
Since it was our last day, we tried to make the most of it. We had to have everything packed up and ready to go by 11am, but it still gave us time to take a final swim and another awesome breakfast buffet. I can safely say, this was the best vacation ever. It was...
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