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have to agree – excellent tutorial. Have to get around to trying it out myself :).
When i first looked at this jools, i was instantly drawn to the lines etc. There’s something not right though
and i can’t put my finger on it. I’ll have to come back and think about it. :) I might do a selective colour to
darken the sky and give greater contrast between that and the structure infront of it. I’ll be back again to comment :)In an image like this, where there are so many lines running at strange angles to each other etc, it is extremely important to ensure that it is actually level. I dont think this image is level – but you can only judge it from the brick wall to the middle left.
Here is a quick fix using the measure tool on that brick wall –
Very well spotted there Ross. I couldn’t figure it out myself why my eye was thrown when I first looked at it, but your quick fix has changed my view completely. Love the image. Nice one
Rob.
Thanks for your comments and advice. I have now revisited the posted versions and levelled them.
I’m not sure if the people add to the shot or detract from it :?
Compositionally it’s close to being spot on with the only pity being the top of the structure being ever so slightly chopped off. The lines lead you right into the shot and they’re great. Tone and conversion wise I think it’s great too, but I’d be inclined to reduce the contrast a little but only because it appears to be shot on such a bright day and the sun’s reflection on the white is quite harsh. In terms of the people, I’m still confused.. perhaps if they had have been further up on the steps? I don’t know really. I guess a measure of a good shot is how long I look at it and this held my interest for quite a while. :)
Dave I love the colour version of this. I think because, as Ali pointed out at the start of the thread, it gives greater contrast between the sky and the structure in front.
ciaran wrote:
Compositionally it’s close to being spot on with the only pity being the top of the structure being ever so slightly chopped off….
Odd that. Have you noticed that Ross’s edit includes the top of the structure?
Rob wrote:
Odd that. Have you noticed that Ross’s edit includes the top of the structure?
I thought it was important to keep it in…..so only thanks to a bit of cloning on the sky after cropping.
Thanks for the comments again. I found that when I levelled the shot that I lost a little from the top. I will have a look at the contrast and reducing it a little. As always your advice is appreciated.
love it in colour jools :) and i actually prefer the second shot you posted in b/w. Brandyman’s rotation definitely made a huge difference to the balance.
Thanks Ali. I must give Brandyman’s tip a try – rotation plus some cloning – to see if I can keep the tip in the frame. I took these shots with the Canon kit lens by the way.
One of the main reasons for visiting Valencia was to try to capture the work of the hometown engineer/architect Santiago Calatrava. In these shots I love the use he makes of broken white tiles to clad the surfaces.:) i refuse to move away from my kit lens (18-70). I haven’t found the need for another, of ok i lie… i want them all – i just have to try that bit harder with this one, that’s all :lol:
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