it was my fiance's and i 5 year anniversary on 5/13 so we decided to go out of town since we love to travel. we decided to to on a day trip to Hearst Castle and enjoy the scenery. last time we went was almost 2 years ago and you can see the pics i took then in this thread. we went on tour 1 the first time so we decided to take tour 2 this time which is the garden tour. here are some exposures i took while on the tour. i couldn't really walk around the place looking for shots to take so i had to work w/ what i had. camera used was my canon 30D and kept switching between 3 lenses. (1) Canon 50mm 1.4 aka "nifty fifty", (2) Canon 10-22mm and (3) Canon 24-105L. let me know what you think and please feel free to give out any constructive criticism on my pics. enjoy.

1. this was taken on our way to the place.


2. waiting in the visitors center waiting for our tour.


3. couldn't face the front of the statue so i took a pic from behind.


4. another random statue.


5. random shot i took.


6. this is actually only one of the guest rooms believe it or not.


7. shot of the tennis courts.


8. one of the many interesting flower plants in the gardens.


9. just a shot of a rose.


10. random shot my fiance took.


11. just another rose shot.


12. candid shot of my fiance smelling a rose.


13. b&w w/ color pic.


14. another rose shot.


15. random statue shot.

 

Nice pictures man!

 

very nice...now marry her

 

Hdr Ftw

 

great quality pictures. my only complaint is that in some of them the main object is dead center and it doesnt appear to be for effect. 2/3's rule on some of these would make them better. (i.e. #4 and #13, especially)

 

thanks.
thank you. the wedding is not until next year.
NONE of these pics are HDR but thanks.
thanks for your suggestions. i will take these into account next time.

 

very good point!

 

amzing mannn they all look fantastic!

 

wow!! dude they look amazing!!! i have to say you have gotten a lot better at the camera since the first trip there vibrant and clear...just no other words but wow!!

 

what kind of camera do you use and where do i learn to take pictures like that?? awesome just awesome

nvm reading>me canon 30d

 

Wow...these are amazing. I WANT A DSLR!!!!!!!!!!

Awesome job, bro.

 

awesome snaps

 

You know, I wanted to ask did you use any filters?

 

nice pics as usual.

 

Great pics as usual man! Nice work.

 

ok... all u did was use polarizer filter and mess with DOF i can take the same pics. how about something with wicked lighting weather it be natural or on purpose lighting. and i have pics similar to 12 and 13

 

nice heres two of my shots from there

 

...care to put your money where your mouth is?

I've seen your pictures, and haven't been impressed with anything. And, I know for a fact DC didn't use any polarizers or any other filters for that matter, it's called knowing how to use your camera.

 

http://hyperactive122986.deviantart....y/#_browse--26 this is the end on the bottom go thru the pages by clicking 25, 24, etc

 

That place is amazing! I havent been there in years but it is amazing!

 

...you're joking right?

 

not even this?!




^^this 1 is my best on deviant art everyone loves it and favorites it

no i edited http://hyperactive122986.deviantart....y/#_browse--26

 

Damn DC , your pics are amazing

 

dont wanna be a dick and im no photography expert but...your pictures are good but they just dont compare to what i saw in the original post

 

hearst castle huh thats like 20 min from where i live i havent been there in a few years though