Now here's something interesting to model

[DigitalGriffin]

Soybean processing plant.  Photo Credit to Kyle Wilson.

He has a lot of cool industrial shots here:

http://leftbehind.zenfolio.com/p1031939909/h4789e539#h4789e1cd

 

 

[dinwitty]

reminds me of the Purina plant near Lafayette, IN, and the S M E L L.....not a bad smell, but very STRONG.

[dknelson]

In looking at his other photographs, all very atmospheric, I would imagine that he manipulates the colors and light shading to get his effects.   That would be the challenge for the modeler who wanted to approximate these images.  Note his skies for example.  [edited post: I am informed by an experienced photographer who takes similar images of industrial grit and decay that this photographer uses HDR filtering to get his effects.  So -- how could a modeler approximate that on structures but also backdrops for skies?  Interesting challenge.]

Dave Nelson

[Medina1128]

Soybean plant?!? Soybeans are in just about everything we eat. I REFUSE to have them invade my layout... 

[G Paine]

dknelson

Note his skies for example

The skies could be added in Photoshop; not a difficut change to the image. Just highlight the original sky (use Select Similar) and do a Paste Into from a sky image. (I use Photoshop Elements, so the commands may be different in the full Photoshop.)

[Steven S]

These are HDR (high dynamic range) photos.  Normally the skies get overexposed to get the foreground properly exposed, and the shadow areas are too dark to see anything.  But with HDR, everything is properly exposed.

You put the camera on a tripod and take multiple shots at varying exposure ranges, from underexposed to overexposed.  Then in Photoshop (or other software) you combine the photos into a single exposure so that no areas are too bright or too dark.  

If the technique is overdone you can get some surreal looking results.  Here are some more examples...

https://www.google.com/search?q=hdr+photography&biw=1207&bih=520&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAWoVChMIypKs9fSwyAIVipUNCh0hDgvE

 

Here's a pic showing the technique.  In the underexposed pic at right, the sky is properly exposed but the ship in the foreground is too dark and destails are lost in the shadows.  In the overexposed pic, we can see those details in the ship, but the sky is now blown out.   By combining multiple exposures you get detail in all areas of the photo.

http://farbspiel-photo.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/the-docks-palermo-italy-hdr-before-and-after-001-resize_0.jpg

Steve S

[DSchmitt]

Medina1128

Soybean plant?!? Soybeans are in just about everything we eat. I REFUSE to have them invade my layout... 

 

Since the plant is abandoned, you don't have to worry about an invasion from it.

[Ray Dunakin]

There used to be a smallish sugar beet plant in El Centro that was really interesting and might have been a good subject to model. Years ago I shot some pics of it; if I can ever find them again I'll have to post them.