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HOTEL: Drury San Antonio Riverwalk

LOCATION: San Antonio, TX

SUBJECT: Pool Area

The great thing about the pool areas at Drury Inns is that they take amazing care of their facilities, and they work hard to build unique and fun layouts where they can. Rooftop pools, picture windows, and oversized hot tubs are all a part of the Drury lineup of exciting pools at varying destinations.

The photo here was one of our favorite pools. The huge window opens up to downtown San Antonio and the Riverwalk area, taking advantage of its wonderful location. The tile work around the pool was immaculate, and the condition they keep the pool in makes swimming there a pleasurable experience. They also built a large deck right outside the windows, allowing pool goers to enjoy the view even more.

Lighting the image looks rather straight forward, but it actually took some time to bring out the details and balance the daylight. We took an outdoor base exposure, then worked inward by balancing the brightness with daylight sun. By backlighting the hot tub water, we were able to bring out the texture in the bubbles and waves. Had this been shot flat and straight on, it would have been white, uninteresting foreground.