Philly - Part Two

I left myself one day to explore Philadelphia and surrounding areas. The suggestion was to visit Eastern State Penitentiary which is in downtown Philadelphia. I have seen many photos and have watched Tony Sweet's video on HDR which he shot there. It was a great suggestion. Just about every photo I took was bracketed so I could merge them in Photomatix. I just wish I had taken a few more brackets, especially on the dark side. Most every area had sky lights with bright light streaming in and I lost some detail in those areas.

Exterior of Eastern State Penitentiary

Famous Barber Chair

Domed Ceiling at ESP

One of the many "spoked" corridors

Remnants of a Storage Room

Le Meridien Hotel

Mike Moats Longwood Gardens Workshop and Philadelphia

A recent trip to Pennsylvania for a Longwood Gardens Photo Workshop lead by Mike Moats.
We had a nice small group of five and spent two full days photographing flowers, plants, and macro mostly inside the Conservatory.
Longwood Gardens consists of over 1,077 acres in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania in the Brandywine Creek Valley. The gardens consists of 20 outdoor gardens and 20 indoor gardens within 4.5 acres (18,200 m²) of heated greenhouses, known as conservatories. We spent most of our time inside the conservatories since the weather was more controlled. Wind is an enemy when doing macro and flower photography. The windows can be opened so there was some wind but better than outside.

East Conservatory captured with a Canon G-10 converted to infrared.

Exhibition Hall

Century Plant abstract - Nik Color Efex

Palm Ribs with Topaz Simplify