Stairway to Heaven

Joel Hall

Stairway to Heaven

The Wood Family Farmhouse was built in 1866. Some time after the civil war the family lost all their investments and sold the home and farmland to the Harris family. The last occupant, Mrs. Harris passed away in the house in the late 1970’s, and the house has been left alone ever since.

Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm @ 10mm
Exposure: f16, ISO200
Processing: Photoshop CS3, Photomatix, Redynamix
Technique: 3-exposure HDR on tripod
Location: Chesapeake, Virginia, USA

See other shots from this set: Wood Family Farmhouse

*This piece is for sale in a local art gallery. If you are interested in purchasing this piece, please contact me directly.

Features:
Which Way? 5/23/2009
Dilapidated Buildings 5/24/2009
Rustic 6/3/2009
POSTED: No Trespassing? 9/13/2009

Buy this set as a calendar here -> Lost & Forgotten: Wood Family Farmhouse

Stairway to Heaven belongs to the following groups:

Abandoned Dark Creepy, Dilapidated Buildings, Mood & Ambience - Strictly Photos, POSTED: No Trespassing, Rustic, Sentara Group, Shameless Self-Promotion, Unwanted , Abandoned & Saved Through Preservation., Virginia and Which Way - walkways, pathways, stairways, and roadways
Stairway to Heaven by Joel Hall
Stairway to Heaven by Joel Hall
  • DeviousLili

    DeviousLili

    Love it!!

  • Joel Hall replied

    Glad you like it Stephanie! I have quite a few more shots from the set coming soon. I am thrilled you have fav’ed so many! :)

  • Leslie Wood

    Leslie Wood

    Wow!! Great history and I love the shot! It’s a shame the house has been left to rot.

  • Joel Hall replied

    Yeah it is a shame, but it made a great photoshoot :) Thanks for the comment and visit Leslie! :)

  • Michele Conner

    Michele Conner

    Wow, that processing is incredible? Can you do that in Photoshop Elements? Nice angle on the stairs there… good eye, I didn’t see that when I was there.

  • Joel Hall replied

    Michele, I use Photomatix to do the initial HDR, then use the Redynamix plugin for Photoshop, which is also available for Elements. So yes, you shouldn’t need Photoshop to do this :)

  • Philip Johnson

    Philip Johnson

    Great shot , but can you do me a favour and add some information on the HDR process, things like , handheld or tripod, how many exposures if you have the setting even better, what software was used. That way I can accept into HDR Photography group

    Regards

    Philip

  • Joel Hall replied

    Thanks Philip, will do!

  • Hannah Fenton-Williams

    Hannah Fenton-...


    This was just featured in
    Which way?

  • Joel Hall replied

    Awesome, thanks so much!! :)

  • silverstrummer - David Everitt

    silverstrummer...

    Brilliant image and congratulations on your feature too! – David

  • Joel Hall replied

    Thank you very much David!

  • scoob29

    scoob29

    Great shot wonder why its been kept empty looks spooky from this pic.x

  • Joel Hall replied

    Thank you Susan! I wondered the same. I assume the surviving relatives (if any) had moved away or perhaps there were none

  • joyousmoon

    joyousmoon

    Congratulations on your feature! Beautiful!

  • Joel Hall replied

    Thanks so much Pamela! :)

  • CJTill

    CJTill

    congratulations on your feature

  • Joel Hall replied

    Thank you CJ!

  • walela

    walela

    Beautiful!!

  • Joel Hall replied

    Thank you !

  • Jennifer Burgess

    Jennifer Burgess

    Nice shot! Congrats on the feature!!! =)

  • Joel Hall replied

    Thank you Jennifer! :)

  • Karen Tillotson

    Karen Tillotson

    Great shot and fabulous treatment…congratulations on your well-deserved feature. This must have been a fantastic home at one time…

  • Joel Hall replied

    Thanks Karen! Yes, I would love to see old photographs of the home during its day!

  • dvande1

    dvande1

    excellent colors Joel..

  • Joel Hall replied

    Thanks!

  • Keith G. Hawley

    Keith G. Hawley

    Great shot! Works really well with the HDR too. Very nicely done.

  • Joel Hall replied

    Thanks for commenting and having a look Keith!

  • sundawg7

    sundawg7

    A major congrats for having this awesome image featured. Love that treatment. A definite fave. >< Ron.

  • Joel Hall replied

    Thanks so much Ron, it is my honor!

  • colorstorm

    colorstorm

    Fascinating image and the colors look great.

  • Joel Hall replied

    Thanks so much!

  • LeighN

    LeighN

    Great use of HDR inside, really brings out the textures in the walls etc, well done!

  • Joel Hall replied

    Thanks again for the comment and the visit! :)

  • shellyb

    shellyb

    this is AWESOME! love everything about it but the most things are the lighting and shadows. fantastic work! such a great place to find. thanks for the information on the home.

  • Joel Hall replied

    Thanks shelly! I am so glad you like it :)

  • dettehardt

    dettehardt

    Wow! Incredible shot!

  • Joel Hall replied

    Thank yoU!

  • scoob29

    scoob29

    Fantastic shot ,

  • Joel Hall replied

    Thanks Susan :)

  • Maria Moro

    Maria Moro

    Please consider one of your artworks for our Stairs & Staircases Challenge – only 2 days left to submit.
    • unless you have already submitted .

  • Joel Hall replied

    Thanks! Just submitted!

  • InfiniteEntropy

    InfiniteEntropy

    The lighting in this is angelic, suits the title. Wonderful soft yet rich colors.

  • Joel Hall replied

    Thanks! I was wondering how the light would work going in the middle of the day, but it worked nicely

  • Buckwhite

    Buckwhite

    Great shot. Very well done!

  • Joel Hall replied

    Thanks so much Buck!

  • Kymie

    Kymie

    Fantastic and the treatment is just incredible…

  • Joel Hall replied 28 days ago

    Thanks again!

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