The Colossal Palace in Its Sunset Glory
I have posted quite a few shots of the Palace of Fine Arts on Flickr, but they are night shots so far.
Last Saturday (January 21), San Francisco got a break on its first winter storm of the year. It was also the day before the Lunar New Year's eve and I thought I'd go to Chinatown to take some shots. However, it took me about 30 minutes to circle around the area and finally I gave up. It was 3 pm and I decided I might as well go check out the Palace of Fine Arts because I have wanted to take sunset / twilight shot of this impressive structure. So instead of posting a Chinatown pic as I originally intended to, I ended up getting this shot processed and posted. This is an HDR rendered by three images and treated with my favorite bluish green tint :-)
Hope you guys like it - constructive critiques are welcome and appreciated.
Updated: Took note of Skippy's and 4PIZON's critiques and made minor changes accordingly.
Comments and faves
garageismi, i_still_believe_in_u, 4PIZON, KleinPhotography, and 20 other people added this photo to their favorites.
skippys1229 (4 months ago | reply)
impressive structure. I do like the details in the columns/stone, but I will admit that the gradient in the sky looks a bit off to me.
S Ty Photography (4 months ago | reply)
Thanks for the critique, Chris! I did the sky on purpose because I thought I like how it looked... but I'll look it up again tonight when I get home heheh...
S Ty Photography (4 months ago | reply)
thanks ISBIU and garageismi !
4PIZON (4 months ago | reply)
Oh hell ya man !!!!!!! Should have left just a bit more at the top. Sorry man. Troy did this to me. But, Stew, awesome work man !
S Ty Photography (4 months ago | reply)
True, Bob! Too bad I dont have a wide angle lens - thats my next one on the shopping list heheh! Thanks for the comment/fave!
frankmv (4 months ago | reply)
Very nice shot...the greenish sky makes it look a bit surreal. What lens did you use? It almost looks like a wide-angle (but I know you didn't use one...yeah, I read the comments). Still, great shot...it definitely got my attention.
Mr. Happy Face (4 months ago | reply)
Great Shot :)
S Ty Photography (4 months ago | reply)
Thank you frankmv
and happy face 
for your kind comments! frank, the sky
color was post processed and this shot was
taken with a Tamron 17-55 mm f2.8 lens. It's
definitely worth the money (less than $500)
compared to a canon branded lens.
Thank you Klein for the fave :-) appreciate it!
russ david (4 months ago | reply)
wonderful architecture, great photo!!
CrazyMoon@ (4 months ago | reply)
Really nice!
Great details and I like the colour of that sky.
S Ty Photography (4 months ago | reply)
Thank you very much, Russ and Viviana!
KnØvle (4 months ago | reply)
nice angle:) I just love the lightning of the sky! well done, Stew!
Luc@Santoro (4 months ago | reply)
Awesome PoV in this shot!! I like it !! Amazing details too, great work Stew :)
S Ty Photography (4 months ago | reply)
Thank you very much, Knut and Luca - really appreciate it!
horlo (4 months ago | reply)
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Malhas© (4 months ago | reply)
Great shot.
convergingphoto (4 months ago | reply)
Cool shot! I really like the tones you used here, I think they help accentuate the nice architectural details.
paspog (4 months ago | reply)
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M Fotografie (Busy) (4 months ago | reply)
Thats amazing Stew, love this structure and the hdr worked well again here, I really wouldnt have thought it was hdr, great great work man, well done
S Ty Photography (4 months ago | reply)
thank you
, 
and 
!
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brdonovan (4 months ago | reply)
beautifully presented Stew.
nice angle.
Andrew Rolfe (4 months ago | reply)
Great textures and colors, solid shot.
TIA International Photography (4 months ago | reply)
Beautifully captured in HDR. As Marius said, It does not even appear to be HDR. I like contrast of the architecture’s tones against the sky.
S Ty Photography (4 months ago | reply)
Thank you , Mary
, Brian 
, Andrew 
, and Tosin 
!
martinturner (4 months ago | reply)
Great colour, really nicely composed too! A great day to you! :-)
S Ty Photography (4 months ago | reply)
thank you Alex
, 
, 
, and 
for the comments/faves!
Studio281Photos (4 months ago | reply)
I am always in awe of your PFA photos. From this angle, the structure looks like a giant Centurion helmet. =)
S Ty Photography (4 months ago | reply)
Heh thanks Sherrie - interesting observation!
Thanks Jaime DG for the fave!
TheBeardedMan (4 months ago | reply)
The colors in this complement each other well. Gives it an almost other-worldly feel.
ScottHampton (4 months ago | reply)
Nice composition and color!
cazadordesueños (4 months ago | reply)
Me encanta, tanto la luz como los colores que has conseguido, una composicion realmente bonita.;)
senzaspazio (4 months ago | reply)
ottima realizzazione!
S Ty Photography (4 months ago | reply)
Grazie senza! Gracias, cazador!
erwan 29 49 (4 months ago | reply)
JA|Foto (4 months ago | reply)
Awesome HDR shot! Well done!
S Ty Photography (4 months ago | reply)
thank you erwan
and Jai 
- really appreciate your kind comments!
kevin-64 (4 months ago | reply)
Cracking shot
tianxiaozhang (4 months ago | reply)
Brilliant
PeteHuu (4 months ago | reply)
wow, amazing golden light, excellent capture Stew
S Ty Photography (4 months ago | reply)
thank you tian
kevin 
Pete 
and Ajohnson 
for the faves!
Steven Christenson (4 months ago | reply)
Awesome!
S Ty Photography (4 months ago | reply)
Thank you so much, Steven
- thank you for the kind encouragement -
I'm very flattered!
e-hut (4 months ago | reply)
very nice light and impossant palace !
S Ty Photography (4 months ago | reply)
Thank you Ralf! Appreciate it!
Marrkoss (4 months ago | reply)
So stately =)
S Ty Photography (4 months ago | reply)
Thanks Mr Marrkoss! :-)
$amii (4 months ago | reply)
Nice one!
Feel free to check out my photos:
Nataraj Metz (4 months ago | reply)
Love the color!
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