World Heritage Site "Völklinger Hütte" (Steel mill)

I took my X Pro 1 with the XF 14mm and 18-55mm to a visit to this spectacular place.  Enjoy!

On the way back, we passed by an old abandond factory near the mill, so I took some quick shots there as well.

to be continued...

  

HDR

Sometimes I like to experiment with HDR.

I know, not everyone likes those exagerated pictures, but so what... ;-)

All pictures were taken with the Fuji X100 (my everyday camera...) and all were taken handheld using the cameras auto-bracket mode.

to be continued...

 Lost place...

I recently visited a nearby abandoned maintanance facility of the local railway. A great place for some unusual architectural shots.

All images were taken with the Fuji X Pro 1 and XF 18-55mm/2.8-4.0 lens. Most pictures were shot in RAW using auto bracket mode, meaning 3 exposures with -1, 0, +1 EV. The pictures were then developed using Photomatix Pro in Exposure Blending mode, some of them additionally tone mapped.

 

  

And finally one processed in HDR. Even though it's not to everyones liking, I sometimes enjoy exagerating images that way if I feel that they are suitable...

to be continued...