Four Courts C&C Please

[bigjoe]

March 9, 2011 at 12:13 pm

My main problem with this picture is the cars in the foreground. I did try it at different times of the day and early morning there were no cars but the sky was dead.

Please let me know what you think.

[DPS]

March 9, 2011 at 1:00 pm

Hi,
Great shot Bigjoe,love the sky,very dramatic and epic. I wouldn’t worry as the cars to me are not very obvious,in fact they could in some way add to the photo as it shows a busy street and the hustle and bustle of a busy city.
Cheers,
Sinead
DPS

[clami79]

March 9, 2011 at 6:36 pm

Nice picture, i wouldn’t worry too much about the cars but i would try and correct the lens distortion. i tried it myself but i lose quiet a bit of sharpness from working on this jpg. if you have taken this in raw maybe is worth a try.

[bigjoe]

March 10, 2011 at 9:59 am

I am new to Photoshop and have a hell of a lot to learn. I did take it in RAW but the images have been put through HDR. I have the HDR saved as a TIFF. (I also have the originals). I have no idea of how to correct the lens distortion but I will look it up and give it a go.

Thanks very much for the advice and comments.

[DanB]

March 10, 2011 at 1:02 pm

I was about to say that the lower levels seem to have an HDR treatment. I like this shot. There a dramatic feel in the skies and I think it suits well the (court) building. Well done! Don’t worry about the cars, they are noticeable only because you mentioned. Maybe in a bigger resolution they would have a bigger presence. What area did you crop from the original, top and bottom? There’s a slight distortion in the quay’s wall, maybe you can address that in PS (Filter/Distort/Lens Correction/Remove Distortion – slider on top)

[bigjoe]

March 10, 2011 at 2:55 pm

DanB wrote:

you can address that in PS (Filter/Distort/Lens Correction/Remove Distortion – slider on top)

Thanks for this advice. It will save me a lot of time trying to find out how to do it.

Joe.

[bigjoe]

March 12, 2011 at 9:10 pm

Here is what I came up with. Sorry I didn’t get a chance to try it till now.

Thanks again for the C&C and advice. You might let me know if This is better.

[Coler]

March 19, 2011 at 8:32 pm

I like your shot a lot – I’m not in any way to comment on the technical merits, but the sky in the first shot seems more tasty (dramatic) to me and I particularly like that aspect of the shot).

I comment on your pic mostly because I work in the building and your shot really speaks to me – I think you nailed the character (austere, severe, still has personality, drama).

Again, I really enjoyed your shot. And I preferred the first one.

[bigjoe]

March 23, 2011 at 2:50 pm

Thanks for the comments.

I am with you on the sky but someone else suggested I tone it down like in the second one. That is one of the things I love about photography is that it is a mater of opinion in a lot of cases.