Hollicombe Tunnel

[ColytonJohn]

Hollicombe Park is built on the site of a long demolished gas works. Even when in operation there was a public footpath running through it leading to the beach and passing under the railway via this tunnel. It was originally built in stone but later extended to accommodate a railway siding above that fed the gas works with coal.

Some graffiti can be appreciated as a true art form yet it seems the more dark and secluded the 'canvas', the more the standard of work diminishes.

Five image HDR:
5D3_5159-Edit by John Leah, on Flickr

Cheers,
John

[Stan]

Re: Hollicombe Tunnel

like the composition and vibrant colours

Stan

[ColytonJohn]

Re: Hollicombe Tunnel

Thanks Stan

Cheers,
John

[Tigger]

Re: Hollicombe Tunnel

good use of HDR and works well

[ColytonJohn]

Re: Hollicombe Tunnel

Thanks Ian

I did take some other sets looking both up and down the tunnel but even two stops under wasn't enough to prevent blowing out the 'light at the end of the tunnel'. A shame as the green algae sparkling on the damp walls was very pretty. I think I'll wander over there now for another go but at 7 image HDR and wider bracketing so watch this space

Cheers,
John

[Tigger]

Re: Hollicombe Tunnel

have you tried creating another image from the under exposed image and pulling back the exposure another stop? I've done this in the past if I can't return to a location and it works, in fact once did 2 further copy images and made a 7 stop from a 5 bracket image -

[ColytonJohn]

Re: Hollicombe Tunnel

Not as such but I did try to improve the least burned out image with the adjustment brush but there was nothing left to reveal. I'm just back from a walk on the beach and park so have a card full of images to work with so fingers crossed. I don't feel very optimistic though because the weather is dull and both sea and sky a uniform grey - maybe I'll just insert a Santorini sunset

Cheers,
John

[Tigger]

Re: Hollicombe Tunnel

good luck with your images - looking forward to seeing the "sunset" ones

[tesarver]

Re: Hollicombe Tunnel

Very well exposed and a good use of the HDR process John

Tom

[enneo]

Re: Hollicombe Tunnel

Nice HDR composition John

[ColytonJohn]

Re: Hollicombe Tunnel

Thanks Tom and Derek

Cheers,
John

[AlexR!]

Re: Hollicombe Tunnel

Nicely processed, John, a good example of when HDR works best, but I would much rather see the green stuff than the graffiti, so hope you got/get something.

[Nathaniel]

Re: Hollicombe Tunnel

I like the image as it is. Very nice and has got a 3D effect!

[ColytonJohn]

Re: Hollicombe Tunnel

Thanks Alex and Nat

The reshoot didn't go well despite using 7 images and experimenting with the bracketing the brightly lit tunnel mouth was still too blown out to be useful. I have since noticed ISO was set to auto which resulted in some really high numbers so what I'll try next (when there's some colour in the sky) is to use a tripod and manual camera settings to see if that works.

Cheers,
John

[John Liddle]

Re: Hollicombe Tunnel

I have to say I do not find the slight over-brightness at the end of the tunnel distracting - it might not be perfect, but it's jolly good!