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Saw those a couple of weeks back on fffound, they're amazing!

They are so misterious, it looks on another planet really...

wonder why they were abandoned?

I came across that same resort last summer and snapped a couple pics, they're on flickr I didn't really have the guts to go past the fence though...

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i have a strong allergy against photomatix-ed images. it's the new equivalent of the photoshop lens flare filter that we saw on every single image 10 years ago. hope this trend dies faster than the lens flares did.

that said i don't understand how people in a graphics oriented site like this one can still be fascinated by something as cheap as HDR. it was really amazing on the first three images. is it still fascinating now?

It is like a set of a sci-fi movie!

somewhat agree about the HDR. it's a cool effect to be sure, but it should never be over-used. There's something to be said about leaving an image the way it was taken, which almost never happens these days... interesting structures though.

The flickr link isn't the original photographers, it's a different account and the original flickr images don't have any garish filters on them. I'll post the link if I can find it.

Dagnis, I think this post as nothing to do with HDR or even with the photographs itself and I think you totally miss the point...still if you read the post carefully you will easly understand that...I was totally fascinated by the abandoned resort, architecture, look and vibe...hdr ? with or without ? i think if my my grandpa took those pictures they would look cool anyway...

True, they are very errie but very very cool!

SomeOfUs is correct. that is not the original photo set, (posted on QBN a few months ago) this new one looks alterated.

The original here: Sanzhi UFO Houses

And that is not HDR alone, on the modified set, he is also changing a lot of values on sharpening which looks cheap (when over done) to me, but seems to be a big trend now, HDR doesn't mean the photos have to look like that, I've seen some really nice examples that don't look over saturated or over sharpened.
That being said, I have nothing but love to the architecture of those buildings, they look amazing.
My 2 cents.

Dagnis:
Don't let this full you, this is not true HDR, I think this is called Tone mapping (or at least it seems to be applied on top of the HDR process if there even was one to begin with). Any photographers in the site please feel free to correct me or expand on this, I've only been shooting for a few years, and I've never done either HDR or Tone Mapping / Over sharpening, so I really have no experience other than being an spectator :)

The world is full of surprise ......
//mickael.l "seven-days"

Miguex: Well done for finding the flickr link! I couldn't find it anywhere. Would be brilliant to see the resort and explore the whole complex!

The resorts looks like in another planet...simply amazing! :) that was why I posted not because of the HDR...

Karpa:
I know, and I agree with you, that place is sick (theck the second link he has a video from google maps)
The HDR comment was directed to Dagnis. :)

Miguex ehehheh I was also talking to Dagnis!!! :)

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