Gaylord Opryland Hotel

[Majeed Badizadegan]

**photo added 3/12


Had the privilege of staying at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville, TN. It's the largest non-casino hotel in the world. The hotel itself spans 27 acres, with bars, restaurants, and a shopping mall, which are all joined together by three acre sized arboretums.

Took these on a midnight photo walk the night before last. In this extraordinary place, I found this gazebo. Had to hop up onto the edge of a neighboring flower bed to get the framing just right. These are the first photos I've had a chance to process, there are more to come.

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Patio overlooking falls:

 

[NE-KID]

Great photos you took! I been to Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville few years ago. Nice place to visit if someone does travel to Nashville. Also check out the Country music hall of fame, also check out the big mansions over in Brentwood/Cool Springs area of Nashville also Franklin, Tennessee.

 

[SCraig]

If someone travels to Nashville let me know and I'll tell them where all the neat stuff is.

Sadly, and I admit it freely, I've only been in the Opryland Hotel once and that was right after it was built. It is a beautiful place though, and until I saw your shots I had forgotten just how nice it is.

 

[Majeed Badizadegan]

Great photos you took! I been to Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville few years ago. Nice place to visit if someone does travel to Nashville. Also check out the Country music hall of fame, also check out the big mansions over in Brentwood/Cool Springs area of Nashville also Franklin, Tennessee.

Thank you! We went down to Broadway St, the Wild Horse and a number of other bars but didn't make it the Country Music hall of fame.

If someone travels to Nashville let me know and I'll tell them where all the neat stuff is.

Sadly, and I admit it freely, I've only been in the Opryland Hotel once and that was right after it was built. It is a beautiful place though, and until I saw your shots I had forgotten just how nice it is.

The hotel got flooded, but it's back up and running. You should visit!

**update: more later

 

[2WheelPhoto]

Nice pics! Looks like exactly like the Gaylord Palms reort I stay at in Orlando

 

[Majeed Badizadegan]

Nice pics! Looks like exactly like the Gaylord Palms reort I stay at in Orlando

Thanks. Wonder if it's owned by the same people?

 

[2WheelPhoto]

Nice pics! Looks like exactly like the Gaylord Palms reort I stay at in Orlando

Thanks. Wonder if it's owned by the same people?

I believe so because your atrium pics prove the middle is the EXACT same layout!

 

[SCraig]

The hotel got flooded, but it's back up and running. You should visit!

Yeah, tell me about it! May 1 and 2, 2010 we got something like 32" of rain in a 48 hour period. The hotel was shut down for nearly a year while is was being repaired. Opry Mills Mall is just up the road and most of it is still shut down, only Bass Pro Shops has reopened.

Nice pics! Looks like exactly like the Gaylord Palms reort I stay at in Orlando

Yep. Gaylord Entertainment Group.

 

[sm4him]

The hotel got flooded, but it's back up and running. You should visit!

Yeah, tell me about it! May 1 and 2, 2010 we got something like 32" of rain in a 48 hour period. The hotel was shut down for nearly a year while is was being repaired. Opry Mills Mall is just up the road and most of it is still shut down, only Bass Pro Shops has reopened.

Nice pics! Looks like exactly like the Gaylord Palms reort I stay at in Orlando

Yep. Gaylord Entertainment Group.

Yeah, that was my son's first year at school (MTSU). I remember calling him to see how he was faring in the floods and he said, "gotta go, we're on our way to go swimming." He and his buds had decided to go swim in the giant lake that had once been the parking lot. Ewwww...fun for a college-age boy, just disgusting to a mom!

I went to visit a friend in Antioch about three weeks later; it was amazing how much flood water was still there.

Nice photos, OP!

 

[NE-KID]

Great photos you took! I been to Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville few years ago. Nice place to visit if someone does travel to Nashville. Also check out the Country music hall of fame, also check out the big mansions over in Brentwood/Cool Springs area of Nashville also Franklin, Tennessee.

Thank you! We went down to Broadway St, the Wild Horse and a number of other bars but didn't make it the Country Music hall of fame.

When I lived in Nashville I went to the Wild Horse Saloon where the Country Music stars visit on a constant basis.

If someone travels to Nashville let me know and I'll tell them where all the neat stuff is.

Sadly, and I admit it freely, I've only been in the Opryland Hotel once and that was right after it was built. It is a beautiful place though, and until I saw your shots I had forgotten just how nice it is.

The hotel got flooded, but it's back up and running. You should visit!

**update: more later

Nice pics! Looks like exactly like the Gaylord Palms reort I stay at in Orlando

Thanks. Wonder if it's owned by the same people?

Nice pics! Looks like exactly like the Gaylord Palms reort I stay at in Orlando

Thanks. Wonder if it's owned by the same people?

I believe so because your atrium pics prove the middle is the EXACT same layout!

Yep Gaylord hotels own both hotels in Nashville and Orlando. I took the boat trip around Opryland hotel they have for people to do there and I saw the VIP suites the boat guide said George Jones stayed there and it can be booked for $5,000 a nite.

 

[vipgraphx]

Looks like a great place to take photos. Look forward to seeing some more. I liked 2 and 3, 3 being my favorite of the set. IMOP I think they could use some contrast and a bit of color to bring out some depth.

With this one I used pro contrast filter in NIK color effects which darkened it up a bit. Then duplicated layer and I used selective color layer to bring out some color in photoshop. I think the bricks really needed a red color boost. Since I adjusted red and yellows I
created a mask to mask out the areas that were globally effected like the two tables. Then I cropped and tilted the image as it seems as though the brick structure was tilting to the right. Results >>>

This one I did just about the exact same process however created blank layer and painted the floor black to draw your eyes away from that light glare and I think it pulls you in to the gazebo easier. I also darkened the ceiling a bit to draw the eye away. Then I used
the warp tool in ps to correct the arch in that ( Not sure what you call it ) my mind as slipped away.....That front arch structure with the greens around it. It looked a bit off. Results >>>

Hope this helps!

 

[Majeed Badizadegan]

Nice pics! Looks like exactly like the Gaylord Palms reort I stay at in Orlando

Thanks. Wonder if it's owned by the same people?

I believe so because your atrium pics prove the middle is the EXACT same layout!

Crazy. Well I heard Dolly Parton has some stake in ownership in the hotel and they are planning to put in a huge waterpark across the street at the Nashville location.

The hotel got flooded, but it's back up and running. You should visit!

Yeah, tell me about it! May 1 and 2, 2010 we got something like 32" of rain in a 48 hour period. The hotel was shut down for nearly a year while is was being repaired. Opry Mills Mall is just up the road and most of it is still shut down, only Bass Pro Shops has reopened.

Crazy!

Great photos you took! I been to Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville few years ago. Nice place to visit if someone does travel to Nashville. Also check out the Country music hall of fame, also check out the big mansions over in Brentwood/Cool Springs area of Nashville also Franklin, Tennessee.

Thank you! We went down to Broadway St, the Wild Horse and a number of other bars but didn't make it the Country Music hall of fame.

When I lived in Nashville I went to the Wild Horse Saloon where the Country Music stars visit on a constant basis.

Wild Horse had amazing burger called the Wild Horse or something. I'd go back just for that burger!

Thanks. Wonder if it's owned by the same people?

I believe so because your atrium pics prove the middle is the EXACT same layout!

Yep Gaylord hotels own both hotels in Nashville and Orlando. I took the boat trip around Opryland hotel they have for people to do there and I saw the VIP suites the boat guide said George Jones stayed there and it can be booked for $5,000 a nite.

5k a night! ouch.

Looks like a great place to take photos. Look forward to seeing some more. I liked 2 and 3, 3 being my favorite of the set. IMOP I think they could use some contrast and a bit of color to bring out some depth.

With this one I used pro contrast filter in NIK color effects which darkened it up a bit. Then duplicated layer and I used selective color layer to bring out some color in photoshop. I think the bricks really needed a red color boost. Since I adjusted red and yellows I
created a mask to mask out the areas that were globally effected like the two tables. Then I cropped and tilted the image as it seems as though the brick structure was tilting to the right. Results >>>

This one I did just about the exact same process however created blank layer and painted the floor black to draw your eyes away from that light glare and I think it pulls you in to the gazebo easier. I also darkened the ceiling a bit to draw the eye away. Then I used
the warp tool in ps to correct the arch in that ( Not sure what you call it ) my mind as slipped away.....That front arch structure with the greens around it. It looked a bit off. Results >>>

Hope this helps!

Hi VIP. I do use all the same software as you've mentioned. I edit to taste, most of the time I get the image to where I want it (sometimes multiple versions) before I post here. I haven't touched saturation in any of these photos on any level. I see what you mean about the stonework, I do like the bricks in yours better.

The second image was composed specifically so the reflection had prominence. It was a pain to get this angle. You've made the reflection area darker, but that was not my intent when making this image and I personally don't see it as an improvement. Your edit seems a little darker overall.



nonetheless, thanks for your time working on the images.

 

[Majeed Badizadegan]

Here's a few more I've been able to process:


The technical aspect of this photo was incredibly challenging. I had to balance my tripod at the top of the rail perfectly for the 8", 4", 2", 1", and 1/2" exposures without moving the camera whatsoever. I really wanted this angle with the balance on either side and the leading line to the fountain below:

This was The Falls bar and restaurant I shot from above. I decided to leave the ghosting as it gives the image some life:

Here's a shot of Delta island square:

More to come later!

 

[NE-KID]

Amazing pictures...Can you see if you get to the hotel rooms especially the VIP suites if you don't mind.

 

[Majeed Badizadegan]

Amazing pictures...Can you see if you get to the hotel rooms especially the VIP suites if you don't mind.

I am no longer there, so this won't be a possibility. But that would be a cool thing to shoot, for sure.


Chandelier by Rotanimod, on Flickr