Posted by Jen (Alpharetta, United States) on 17 April 2007 in Architecture and Portfolio.
These are the stairs that led to the Wonderland Hotel in the Smoky Mountains near Elkmont. I did some work in ps to try and pull out the details of the stone stairs, the moss and the surrounding trees.
The hotel itself is no longer standing a fire destroyed most of it and then it was dismantled back in 2005. I will post some shots of what is left standing.
8/18/08 - I will out of pocket for a while. My laptop is having issues and I need to get it over to a service center to fix it. I hope it doesn't take too long to get it fixed. Wish me luck!
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very lovely shot Jen - I love the tones and the light and the subdued colours.... :)
17 Apr 2007 1:34am
@Art Monkey: I thought the stairs were way to cool to not post so I just had to enhance thier beauty!!
Like a fairytale, anything is possible after climbing the stairs....... I love the composition and colours.
17 Apr 2007 3:04am
@Yvon: I love your description!! Thank you!!
What's at the top of the stairs?... That is the question... :-)
17 Apr 2007 3:10am
Those old stone stairs make a wonderful picture now that you are through with it - I've an idea what you did in PS to bring out some detail in the steps - but whatever it was, it was a nice pp job. Nice composition as well! :-)
17 Apr 2007 4:33am
@Anne: Thank Anne...I kept playing with different layers until I got the effect. The original was kind of blah, and I really wanted to post the stairs so to ps I went : )
Lovely !
17 Apr 2007 5:30am
Great subject and processing.. the right side of the stairs is a little bright for me but i'm sure you worked a lot with the original
17 Apr 2007 8:16am
@Nick Passantino: Yes I did...but you are probably right that one section is a little bright. Thanks for the visit Nick!
Great work in PS to bring the details. Interesting composition!
17 Apr 2007 8:24am
@alla: Thank you Alla!
You captured the feeling here very well. You did a great job in bringing out the detail of the stairs and the light! You should try to avoid those hot spots like in the lower right. But, I know your learning and doing a great job! I think you did an excellent job here!
17 Apr 2007 9:10am
@Craiger: Yeah I think I pushed the light a bit much...live and learn right? Thanks Craig for the daily comments, and I really truly appreciate any suggestions you have!! : )
Really like the perspective Jen... but then again that's your wonderful eye!! Really like what you did with it!!
@amy: This is a little different for me...I like to change it up from time to time : ) Thank you Amy I really appreciate your very, very kind comments!!!
j'aime beaucoup la simplicité de cette photo. grande et belle!
17 Apr 2007 9:21am
@objectif-plume: Thank you!!
Those are great rugged rustic stairs. I want to see what's at the top. Nice one.
17 Apr 2007 9:31am
@Laurie: Thanks Laurie! You will see tomorrow : )
Lovely, looks more like stairs to heaven Jen. Great angle, can't wait to see whats on top tomorrow. ;-)
17 Apr 2007 10:03am
@Rahul: Thanks Rahul!
The lighting and detail looks great. Nice work Jen!
17 Apr 2007 10:06am
@Dan Meyers: Thanks Dan!
Very nice shot!
17 Apr 2007 11:11am
very cool shot, jen.
17 Apr 2007 11:24am
It seems it's really wonderland! Nice name for this hotel!
17 Apr 2007 1:34pm
Great processing, the technique has worked wonders, and you have created a lovely image.
17 Apr 2007 3:02pm
@Richard_Irwin: Thank you Richard...my processing skills are quite novice and I appreciate your comments!!
so lovely shot Jen!!
17 Apr 2007 3:49pm
@kaveh: Thank you Kaveh
Awesome!
17 Apr 2007 6:56pm
@Dornbrau: Wow...thank you so much!
Your pictures constantly make me jealous of you... wherever you were.
Nice shot.
17 Apr 2007 7:32pm
@Poppycock: Thanks! and don't be jealous...go take more pix to make me jealous of you ; D It's not where you are, it's what you see! Thanks for your visit and comment!
The most favorite person should have waited when I went up these stairs.....
17 Apr 2007 7:42pm
@miu*: awwww...yes he should!!!
great ps work!
17 Apr 2007 9:44pm
@M.E.: Hi M.E. Thank you so much!!
Thanks jen, waiting for your next pic :)
17 Apr 2007 10:22pm
hey ho Jen--I like this type of shot--great colours,very rich--great perspective--just enough sharpness--and a great story--the work you did on it paid off--top of the class--billy
18 Apr 2007 5:23pm
@bronzebilly u.k.: Billy Billy Billy...where you been? I thought the stairs deserved a little work before posting! Nice to hear from you again!
Nice work on this one. There's a bit of mystery in the stairs.
19 Apr 2007 8:55pm
@Roberta Murray: Thank you!
Very nicely done photo of a beautiful and intriguing scene. I think about going to the top and starting back down again and can almost induce vertigo just sitting here.
22 Apr 2007 5:26am
@Mike Cash: It was a bit steep...but well worth the trip : )
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