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General => General discussion => Topic started by: TheRaven on 27 January 2013, 16:12
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I recently had the fantastic opportunity to photograph a fantastic piece of history right in the middle of Stoke on Trent.
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8464/8419506295_3823d45e8f_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8419506295/)
The Leopard Inn, Burslem (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8419506295/) by Raven Photography by Jenna Goodwin (http://www.flickr.com/people/ravenphotography2012/), on Flickr
Sometimes known as the ‘Savoy of the Midlands‘ the Leopard Inn in Burslem certainly holds a lot of hidden secrets. The Leopard Inn is one of Stoke-on-Trent’s hidden gems. A listed building in Burslem, it is steeped in history and the discovery of tunnels and 58 bedrooms that have been left exactly as they were when they were sealed between the 1930′s and 1950′s has brought it centre-stage again.
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8515/8419506137_8e3ec7e621_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8419506137/)
The Leopard Inn, Burslem (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8419506137/) by Raven Photography by Jenna Goodwin (http://www.flickr.com/people/ravenphotography2012/), on Flickr
The Leopard Inn dates from the early 1700′s. Initially a coaching house and Inn, there has been a working pub on this site for 300 years or more. In 1878 a three storey extension including 57 rooms were built. The ambition was to create in Burslem ‘The Savoy of the North’. The rooms to the front of the Leopard are today in use as a pub and restaurant, and to the rear the hotel lies abandoned and purportedly haunted.
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8373/8420606700_0aacbe0151_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8420606700/)
The Leopard Inn, Burslem (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/8420606700/) by Raven Photography by Jenna Goodwin (http://www.flickr.com/people/ravenphotography2012/), on Flickr
The Leopard Inn, on Market Place, has become internationally well-known following its appearance on Most Haunted in 2007.
Please click the link to see the whole set from the day on Flickr.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravenphotography2012/sets/72157632625200552/
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Stunning images. How did you get the opportunity to shoot it?
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I asked! :smiley:
Also my Mum's other half drinks in there on a weekly basis so he gave the landlady a nudge for me, she's a really nice woman. Told her I'd give her a free digital copy of all the shots!
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Very good photos.
Processing/HDR done well.
I like urb-ex photos, although it makes me want to know more about the place. I like a bit of history.
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Very good photos.
Processing/HDR done well.
I like urb-ex photos, although it makes me want to know more about the place. I like a bit of history.
No HDR, edited soley in Lightroom 4.3 with the new highlight/shadow sliders!
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I've got highlight/light/dark/shadow adjustments in LR 3 too.
I wondered if you'd done pseudo-HDR from one RAW (like you've done before) because you've managed to pull out some good detail.
Either way, it's a good set.
This urbex shot is clearly HDR, very slightly over done though, but impressive nonetheless.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nikifeijen/6018562377 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nikifeijen/6018562377) (This guy has got some impressive urbex shots).
Have you tried B&W conversions on some of them, to get something moody like this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kongzi/7146419777/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kongzi/7146419777/)
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I've got highlight/light/dark/shadow adjustments in LR 3 too.
Eh? Where are they? No sliders named that in mine...got the black, recovery and fill...have they just renamed them?
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Oh...and Jenna...cracking pics :afro:
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I've got highlight/light/dark/shadow adjustments in LR 3 too.
Eh? Where are they? No sliders named that in mine...got the black, recovery and fill...have they just renamed them?
I'm on LR 3.3, they are just under the Tone Curve graph, if you don't have Tone Curve showing, expand it with the Arrow.
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I'm on 3.4 but its not there?? :huh: