A few from the waterworks museum in Brookline MA

[DanK]

An old pump house that used to provide water to Boston has been preserved as a museum. In the evening, it is only dimly illuminated for the most part. For the past 6 months, I have taken very few photographs other than candids of my granddaughter, but last night a few of us took some photos at the museum.. Here are two. A new style for me: high tonal contrast. C&C welcome, as always.

Processing notes: both are three-image HDR merges in LR, without autotone. Then into Photoshop after basic editing, e.g., for dodging and burning. Finally added tonal contrast using colorEfex, globally.

[Shadowman]

Nice shots.

[Mike Buckley]

The second one works exceptionally well for me. Great composition and three-dimensional feel.

The first one doesn't work for me because I can't get past the white horizontal thingy that so strongly divides the image. Even if you reduced the brightness, I would probably have the same issue with the dark horizontal thingy adjacent to it. Probably due to lighting completely beyond your control.

[rpcrowe]

Nice captures. I'll bet that they would look equally as good in B&W...

[bje07]

The second one works exceptionally well for me. Great composition and three-dimensional feel.

Nice captures. I'll bet that they would look equally as good in B&W...

+1

[IzzieK]

Machinery shots I always think of B/W, but these ones have crispy colours. I like #1 because of it but #2 looks more complicated. Nice shots.

[DanK]

Thanks, all. Mike, yes, that line draws my eye too much also. Ignoring the content, it would actually look better rotated 90 degrees. But you're right: we couldn't control anything. The lighting was fixed, and we also weren't allowed up onto any of the walkways, so we had to shoot from below and often from quite far away. I ended up having to do a lot more processing than I normally do as a result.

I've seen images from a few of the others, and they processed them to be very dark, which was the ambience in the room. I am not sure I want to do that, and I didn't in these.

I'm still culling and will try to find time this weekend to see if there is anything else worthwhile. I quickly did this one last night:

[Mike Buckley]

Great perspective and use of patterns in this last one. The wheels appear even more massive at this angle.

[Wavelength]

Excellent set

[bje07]

The more you approach the best they are