The Blood-Colored Walls of the Tomb

This is Humayun's Tomb in Delhi. It's a wonderful place full of a rich bouquet of textures and light. There isn't a bad shot of it to be had in this well-preserved Moghul tomb, and these light levels were made for HDR.

I've put another image of this tomb in the upcoming book. I talked a little more about the shot and some additional explanation about how it was made. When I go around and give talks, get feedback, and hear all the comments here on the blog, flickr, and facebook, I get a lot of repeat questions. I think the book will be a good chance to get them all in a nice definitive place where almost everything can be addressed. At least, I hope so!

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rolli22 says:

Wow, amazing work!
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ZekaG says:

Awesome as always :D
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Layal Antanios says:

=)
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mrhansen9 says:

incredible light
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RetroGlider says:

You are some sort of demigod.
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

ViaMoi says:

Nice job and lighting inside here.
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Shairani says:

Nice shot man!
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alaricxyz says:

terrific HDR work once again, sir! congrats! :-)

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5 Minutes to Midnight says:

Once again an excellent photo.
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mattsantomarco says:

Simply outstanding
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Scoutress says:

LOL, Trey, they will still ask.

Nice shot!
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nasirkaka says:

wow..
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Dinesh "Canon" Duggiralla says:

Your work is befitting a Mughal Emperor.....Great Pic
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mnj545 says:

AWESOME HDR treatment bro..
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Zeki Öztürk says:

very beautiful!
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Andy Bracey says:

amazing shot
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Vincent Montibus says:

Amazing place !!!

Great HDR ! I love all th different textures !
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Michael Campanella says:

Fantastic
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Mathew Roberts says:

Great photo. Would love to see the SOOC shot as a comparison, lol.
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marcp_dmoz says:

Wonderful!
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vbecz says:

Amazing as always!!
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shane.gooseman says:

Total genial!
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Budzlife says:

nice one sir... as always
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Krazy Klown [deleted] says:

Execellent work! Love the tones.
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La vida de Ben says:

n1 work beautiful colours...! :D
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Sky Noir says:

Wonderful HDR work, as usual.
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sullivan@Taiwan says:

散步@台灣(Post 1 Award 3)
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swimparallel says:

Simply unbelievable!
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evantravers says:

Wow.

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Stuck in Customs says:

Thanks very much! :)
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chris_rutkowski says:

Good idea on the book. Sharing the process and tools is the hallmark of a master.
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susan_r4 says:

Wow! Love how the colors are all glowing!
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luiggiesan says:

--- speechles ---

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dianabog  says:

luv the window light.
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J.Kirkland says:

WOW! What more is there to say?
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lahijadeunminero says:

Great special effects! Simply lovely! BEAUTIFUL! Congrats on Explore!
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StafbulCZ says:

Fantastic compo and processing!!!!

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Denis Collette...!!! says:

... seen in Explorer my dear friend... !!!

Congratulations! Félicitation! Felicitazione! Felicidades! Felicitats! Glückwunsch! تهنئة 恭喜 Felicitação! Čestitke! Blahopřání! Gratulation! Felicitatie! Õnnitlus! Onnittelu! Συγχαρητήρια! כל הכבוד! Gratulálok! مبارکPowinszowanie! Felicitação! Честитке! Lyckönskningar! Поздравляю! Tebrikler! Поздравления! تبریک おめでとう Til lukku or til hamingju! GEFELICITEERD! Parabéns! Gourc'hemennoù! 축하합니다!

... champagne... peanuts... ice cream... chocolate...pop corn...!!! :)))
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blueicefeline says:

the most amazing picture ive ever seen.
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سنا الفضه ~ يا غربة الروح says:

Excellent Shot ~
=)

Fantastic image!
Please add this photo to

"ســـــنا الـفضــــه - Sana Al Fida Awards"
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Miguel Herrera says:

Excellent work !!
Nice HDR!!
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bbodjack says:

Eye popping. The colors and sense of light, very creative.
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Thelonious Gonzo says:

Trey -
There is a lusciousness to your work that is truly rare.
I don't care about the shot (which is awesome) or the location (which is equally awesome). It's the processing. I can read your book a thousand times and no doubt my stuff would look a thousand times better. But what you have is a gift. I doubt that I will ever be able to achieve what you do.

Thanks for the target just the same.

Gino
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mahlisuh says:

wonderful colors!
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GlobeTrotter 2000 says:

Awsome shot !
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B Bandak says:

You r the HDR master and I am learning a lot from your work. TFS all the info. Another masterpiece.
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Statevillain says:

This is incredible! I'm in awe.
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MilesBintz says:

I'm way behind in my Flickr "Your Contacts New Items" RSS feed. So I'm flying through pictures in Google Reader. I saw this (it was just a thumbnail) and thought, "OMG, where did the elephant go in the Smithsonian!?!?" I have a shot with a very similar perspective from the natural history museum... I'll have to post it later.
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konni2727 says:

Fantastic picture,well done++++++++++++
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