Mission Concepcion San Antonio, Texas

[rwells]

*** Edited to add pics #2 & #3 ***


I took a trip down to San Antonio a while back and shot the Alamo and the missions on the mission road. This is Mission Concepcion. I have several shots of each mission, but honestly, this was the first shot, and the first one I processed. I'll post more as I process them.

If you get a chance to shoot the missions in San Antonio, TX - I hope that I can find my missions map that I marked as to the direction the missions face, therefore what would be the best times to catch the good light for each of them. If I find that map, I'll post it up.

Side note: There are only two small spots on this image that CS2 eyedropper/info registers (0). Neither could I find anyplace that registered (255).

As always, C&C welcome


1)
http://rw.smugmug.com/photos/517881756_RUDP5-L.jpg

2)
http://rw.smugmug.com/photos/518300685_bwjtz-L.jpg

3)
http://rw.smugmug.com/photos/518306024_gMNSn-L.jpg

[Azzaro]

That is really well done Randy.......:thumb azzaro

[rwells]

That is really well done Randy.......:thumb azzaro


Thank you Mr. Azzaro

[Skippy]

I took a trip down to San Antonio a while back and shot the Alamo and the missions on the mission road. This is Mission Concepcion. I have several shots of each mission, but honestly, this was the first shot, and the first one I processed. I'll post more as I process them.

If you get a chance to shoot the missions in San Antonio, TX - I hope that I can find my missions map that I marked as to the direction the missions face, therefore what would be the best times to catch the good light for each of them. If I find that map, I'll post it up.

Side note: There are only two small spots on this image that CS2 eyedropper/info registers (0). Neither could I find anyplace that registered (255).

As always, C&C welcome


Randy I love this shot, it has that element of mystery about it.
Your very fortunate that you have access to these old dwellings to photograph .... beautifully done :clap :clap .... Skippy :D
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[rwells]

Randy I love this shot, it has that element of mystery about it.
Your very fortunate that you have access to these old dwellings to photograph .... beautifully done :clap :clap .... Skippy :D
.

Thanks Skippy,

Yes, Texas does have lot's of diversity to capture. Access; that's a relative term. If you drive across Texas (top to bottom), you've just gone 1/3 the distance across the entire USA. :rofl

[jww]

I like it! :thumb

..athough the more I look at it, the chopped tree on the left kinda bugs me a bit. Not sure if I would crop tighter to remove or have shot wider to include. I am thinking wider as I love that sky, but that might just be me.

Curious to see what others think.

[Roadkill]

I agree on the tree on the left, but I didn’t even see it until it was mentioned.

Great shot and as mentioned the mystery of it is really cool.

[rwells]

I like it! :thumb

..athough the more I look at it, the chopped tree on the left kinda bugs me a bit. Not sure if I would crop tighter to remove or have shot wider to include. I am thinking wider as I love that sky, but that might just be me.

Curious to see what others think.


Construction cones and temp fencing to the left of the mission, so wider was out.

Cropping the tree out would have cut to the wall. I don't think I'd like that, but you may be right.

That's the great thing about posting and asking for C&C.

I've got plenty more pictures of this mission. I literally worked-up the very first picture in the folder, this is it. It probably is not the best pic I have of the mission (don't know, I haven't looked at any more of them yet), but I did like it enough to post it.

Thanks for posting your comments :thumb

[rwells]

I agree on the tree on the left, but I didn’t even see it until it was mentioned.

Great shot and as mentioned the mystery of it is really cool.

Thanks for the feedback Roadkill.

[Travis]

Spectacular shot and processing Randy! FWIW, the tree on the left doesn't bother me in the least. I guess it all depends on the viewer. :D

[rwells]

Spectacular shot and processing Randy! FWIW, the tree on the left doesn't bother me in the least. I guess it all depends on the viewer. :D

Thanks Travis, I appreciate you looking and commenting. Personally, the tree doesn't bother me either. But, I appreciate knowing what does bother people about my pics.

[Panther]

Morning Randy,

WOW, great shots, really like the perspectives and point of view.

Great processing, like Skippy said, really adds mystery to them.

Very nicely done.

[rwells]

Morning Randy,

WOW, great shots, really like the perspectives and point of view.

Great processing, like Skippy said, really adds mystery to them.

Very nicely done.

Thanks Craig,

Always a pleasure hearing from you. I'll post up some more of these as I get them processed. I hope nobody minds.

[Tee Why]

Nice looking shots. Lots of texture.
Is it me, or do I see some HDR?

[redleash]

Glad to finally see these, Randy! Looks like you had some decent clouds for a bit anyway. I really like your B&W treatment, especially since these three are nearly identical to the perspectives in my shots from Concepcion! It's nice to see them from a different viewpoint.

Skippy: Randy is right about "access" being a relative term in Texas. :D Actually, for me, these are in the neighborhood--just about 20 minutes down the road. I ought to be shooting there more often, eh?

Anyone who comes to San Antonio, feel free to give me a shout!

OK, Randy, what's up next? Did you do any interiors? None of mine worked out at all so I am anxious to see what you came up with. What time did you end up shooting? As you know, I shot at noon in very harsh light so I'm curious when you think the best time to be there is.

Cheers,
Lauren

[gnooj]

Excellent work. Your second image is my personal favorite. Each of the three images stand on their own. :clap

[cj99si]

Love the second one, awesome framing on the last one!

[rwells]

Nice looking shots. Lots of texture.
Is it me, or do I see some HDR?

Layers, curves, etc...

[rwells]

Glad to finally see these, Randy! Looks like you had some decent clouds for a bit anyway. I really like your B&W treatment, especially since these three are nearly identical to the perspectives in my shots from Concepcion! It's nice to see them from a different viewpoint.

Skippy: Randy is right about "access" being a relative term in Texas. :D Actually, for me, these are in the neighborhood--just about 20 minutes down the road. I ought to be shooting there more often, eh?

Anyone who comes to San Antonio, feel free to give me a shout!

OK, Randy, what's up next? Did you do any interiors? None of mine worked out at all so I am anxious to see what you came up with. What time did you end up shooting? As you know, I shot at noon in very harsh light so I'm curious when you think the best time to be there is.

Cheers,
Lauren


Hey Lauren,

I'm on the road right now. The 3 pics that I posted up here were the first three in the folder. I have a lot to process, not just from this mission, but the others too.

I'd have to look at the exif on these, but I think these were shot about 2~3pm. Not exactly what I would normally want, light wise, but I made due. I did wind-up back here for the evening light. I thought that I was going to get zipo, but the light came burning through the clouds for literally 2 minutes. I grabbed some shots, and I hope they turned out.

And yes, I do have interior shots. I'll keep adding to this thread as I process them.

[rwells]

Excellent work. Your second image is my personal favorite. Each of the three images stand on their own. :clap

Thank you for the kind words.

[rwells]

Love the second one, awesome framing on the last one!

Thanks for the comments. Glad you liked them.