Forest Glen

[mentok]

An abandoned seminary in MD/DC that is now getting rehabbed into Condos. I looked into buying one, and they are $OMG! expensive, but it was nice to wander around a little in the buildings. The ballroom is probably the most fantastic part.

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[hvp05]

The second one (#1) is awesome, a great abstract. Great color combinations, contrast, and the lines help break it up a bit.

The rest are okay.

 

[huntr1]

Very historic place. Lots of info available online. Thank the Army for its decline.

 

[mentok]

The second one (#1) is awesome, a great abstract. Great color combinations, contrast, and the lines help break it up a bit.

thanks I enjoy that one a lot, and definitely think its one of my better shots.

The rest are okay.

I agree, I was not so inspired in that place due to a lot of the things going on. I would have like to get a killer shot of the ballroom, but sometimes its hard to visualize when I'm in such awe of a room like that.

 

[hvp05]

I enjoy that one a lot, and definitely think its one of my better shots.

One pro once said if you can go shooting for a day and come back with just one awesome shot then you should feel proud.

That abstract is indeed pretty good. As is that one of the arches in your other thread (the train station). So in these cases, hitting one out of several is a respectable ratio.

I would have like to get a killer shot of the ballroom, but sometimes its hard to visualize when I'm in such awe of a room like that.

It is difficult sometimes; you want to capture it all and are not sure where to start.

 

[mentok]

One pro once said if you can go shooting for a day and come back with just one awesome shot then you should feel proud.

I think thats very true, I usually have a good ratio of keepers, but when shooting digital that ratio drops a lot, on film though, specifically when I'm shooting w/ my medium format stuff, I find that my shots are more deliberate and thought out, so I tend to walk away satisfied with a lot more of my shots. As I've heard from a few others, the only way to improve is to keep shooting.

It is difficult sometimes; you want to capture it all and are not sure where to start.

absolutely, I have one friend that whenever I really like a place I try to encourage him to go since he has a way of capturing the feel of a place, whereas I tend to look for more artsy shots and forget to take a few of just a room.