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Tower of Inversion
Tower of Inversion
Artan


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Black & White II (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Canon Digital IXUS v3
Location: old "Eagle Star Building" - Cheltenham - UK
Date: Nov 11, 2004
Aperture: f2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Cityscape, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Nov 13, 2004

 Hue/Saturation, Quadtone, USM, Invert colours, Crop and Resize.

I can just see the top of this tower from my office and thought it had interesting potential.

However every lunchtime when I went for a walk, the sky was very washed out and light levels were low. I did take a few photos, and whilst I could get some contrast they did not inspire me.

Then working late one evening I saw the tower in the dark, hardly any lights were on, but the moon was shining on some of the concrete to give this negative effect.

It got me thinking, so the next day I went out and shot this image with the view of inverting it.

The original is in portrait and shows the whole tower, however I feel that there is more impact with this crop of the top few floors.

Artan. 13.11.04

Statistics
Place: 436 out of 636
Avg (all users): 4.7898
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 4.6392
Avg (non-participants): 5.0792
Views since voting: 920
Views during voting: 392
Votes: 295
Comments: 5
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D700
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED
 11/23/2004 11:07:37 PM
Wow, this is almost painful to look at - not because it's a bad photo, because the contrasts and patterns are so powerful.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 11/21/2004 09:21:44 PM
Whoa - this one's painful to look at for any length of time! The tilt / perspective is awkard for me - feels like the building is going to fall over. A more balanced frame would help a lot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/20/2004 09:03:48 AM
Nice. The inversion works really well with this.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/17/2004 07:23:43 PM
nice layout
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm FinePix S7000
 11/17/2004 03:48:26 PM
I looked at this in the "non inverted view" and liked it more than this one. The inversion makes it appear blurred to me. However, it is different enough for me to score it well.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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