Let Me Entertain You….
Here’s another view of the Winter Garden Theatre in Toronto. In yesterday’s post I gave you a little bit of the history on this beautiful theatre (you can see the post here) but didn’t give you any shooting information…sorry.
Knowing that I’d be shooting inside this theatre and having been here before (as a theatre patron not as a photographer) I knew that I would need a fairly wide angle lens. I rented the Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM Ultra-Wide Zoom Lens and I fell in love. I loved the versatility of this lens and have now added another item onto my wish list.
Due to union rules we couldn’t turn on any stage lights so the only lighting available were the house lights. A tripod was a must and 90% of the images that I took were bracketed. Â Today’s image was 3 separate exposures of 30 sec, 1.3 sec and 30 sec. Â With both yesterday’s image and todays I adjusted the white balance in ACR (Adobe Camera RAW) before tone mapping the brackets in Photomatix. I then brought the tonemapped image into Photoshop and used Topaz Detail to bring out some of the finer details in the scene. Don’t forget you get a 15% discount on all Topaz products by using the code ELPHOTO.
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Very beautiful shot Edith. An amazing place.
February 20, 2013 at 7:45 am
Thank you so much
February 20, 2013 at 11:59 am
Lovely shot Edith! Like the fish here!
February 20, 2013 at 7:52 am
Thanks Jim.
February 20, 2013 at 11:59 am
wow! Magical! Love it!
February 20, 2013 at 8:04 am
Thank you so much Anne.
February 20, 2013 at 12:00 pm
Absolutely stunning capture!!
February 20, 2013 at 8:10 am
Thanks Cindy.
February 20, 2013 at 12:01 pm
Great shot, Edith. The details and color are really nice. Super job in post-processing. Very nice use of the fisheye as well.
February 20, 2013 at 8:40 am
Thank you very much Jimi…I really appreciate it.
February 20, 2013 at 12:01 pm
What a gorgeous theatre! You’ve captured it wonderfully. I’m with Jimi-those colors and details are fantastic.
February 20, 2013 at 8:46 am
Thanks Erin.
February 20, 2013 at 12:01 pm
This truly is lovely, Edith.
February 20, 2013 at 9:01 am
Thanks Elisa.
February 20, 2013 at 12:02 pm
Love, love, love this Edith. Perfectly composed and processed. One of your best!
February 20, 2013 at 9:34 am
Thank you so much Len.
February 20, 2013 at 12:19 pm
Really nice image Edith. Such great colors an details. Well done.
February 20, 2013 at 9:54 am
Thanks Steven.
February 20, 2013 at 12:19 pm
It looks like an old paintig -nice
February 20, 2013 at 9:56 am
Thank you
February 20, 2013 at 12:20 pm
Very well done Edith.
February 20, 2013 at 10:18 am
Thanks Victor.
February 20, 2013 at 12:20 pm
I love this theatre and adore your captures. Really well done!
February 20, 2013 at 11:47 am
Thanks so much Sherry.
February 20, 2013 at 12:20 pm
Lovely capture Edith!! The fish works great here! Gotta get me one!
February 20, 2013 at 12:25 pm
Thanks Rachel. I was really sad when I returned it.
February 20, 2013 at 7:30 pm
Another amazing shot to add to the one yesterday. Well done, Edith!
February 20, 2013 at 1:23 pm
Thank you so much Mark.
February 20, 2013 at 7:30 pm
Another superb image Edith. I agree with one of your other commentators – this has an ‘old’ feel to it reminiscent of the bygone era when it was first built. You have done that theatre proud.
February 20, 2013 at 1:36 pm
Thanks so much Andy. I really appreciate your feedback.
February 20, 2013 at 7:31 pm
Gorgeous image, gorgeous place! Thanks for sharing the lens info….sounds like something for MY wish list…:)
February 20, 2013 at 4:53 pm
Thanks Suzanne. Yes something else I’m saving for now.
February 20, 2013 at 7:31 pm
If you’re like me, it’s a LONG list
February 21, 2013 at 9:10 am
LOL..it is.
February 21, 2013 at 6:18 pm
That’s a “jaw-dropping” image. Wow. I love everything about it.
February 20, 2013 at 6:33 pm
Thank you so much Chris.
February 20, 2013 at 7:32 pm
What an amazing image! Great job Edith.
February 20, 2013 at 7:32 pm
Thank you very much Phillip.
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February 21, 2013 at 9:22 am
Stunning shot, Edith. Love the colours!! Must admit I have a fisheye on my wish list also!!
February 20, 2013 at 10:25 pm
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February 21, 2013 at 5:14 pm
Thanks so much Opalla. I appreciate your visit and comments too.
February 21, 2013 at 6:24 pm
Great, great details in this one, Edith, once again I am in love with the architecture here! What an amazing place, my friend, you’ve really captured a bit of the essence of it here!
February 21, 2013 at 5:20 pm
Thank you Toad for your kind comments. I always appreciate them.
February 21, 2013 at 6:25 pm
Gorgeous!
February 22, 2013 at 12:07 am
Thanks Chandra.
February 22, 2013 at 1:15 pm
Nice composition… too bad the railing got cut off on the left, minor detail
February 22, 2013 at 11:31 am
Thanks Bashar.
February 22, 2013 at 1:24 pm