Failing to Nail the Hawthorne

Two posts back, I showed a photo of the Hawthorne that some liked, but that may have been more on Flickr than here. I wanted to try some more both in edit and in the field.

I converted the same photo that I showed previously into b&w. Meh. Very meh.

I processed a similar but vertical photo, but I really want colour, but it wasn't reaching the Hawthorne..

On the second day, I got some colour near the ↓ building. One would like a little more light and detail on the building, but what can you do? The scene was what it was.

Maybe if I could move myself way over to the right, I could change the angle to get the light surrounding the building more.

Unfortunately, to the right lies a woodsy path. I proceeded along until I found a little gap. Could I get down the gap to the river edge and look back? No! And I was not about to wade into the river for a better angle in the dark with uncertain footing. You may recall that I once lost a $2000+ camera that way.

On I went to the next gap. Same thing.

I trudged onto the third opening with high hopes because I knew the opening was bigger. Drat it all, the trees by the riverbank were still obscuring the sightlines.

Back toward the [parking lot I trudged. I did see a little gap in the trees, so I took this ↓ photo. Once again, it is okay, but not quite what I wanted. I like it though.

What can yo do? Sometimes, the photos are there for the picking; sometimes, they aren't.