This is the view from the Gustavson House in Animas Forks, CO, a ghost town in the San Juan mountains near Silverton. Details of Animas Forks’ history vary depending on the source; the version on Wikipedia is widely quoted.
This photograph was originally conceived as an HDR image but the large difference in brightness between the inside and outside caused light to spill over into the interior on the longer exposures. This resulted in the area around the window looking washed out and blurry and I put the image aside. Early last week I decided to try again, this time using just two exposures – one for the interior and one for the scenery – instead of HDR. After optimizing each individually, I combined them using layers and masks in Photoshop and then used some minor adjustments to blend them seamlessly.
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