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09/26/2005 01:46:20 AM |
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09/16/2005 04:50:42 PM |
| I like the colors in this, however it is a little too straight on for me. Also it is a little crooked. I think going lower as suggested earlier or something not so centered would look even better. |
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09/16/2005 02:40:42 PM |
Had you moved a few feet down the block for a more dramatic angle or a few feet up to get truly square with the facade I think you would have had a stronger image.
The road traffic isn't strong enough to make an impression as it would if your camera was wider open for less time, but it does shift the lighting. The Fairmont traffic dwindles after midnight, but those street lighs stay on all night long. Perhaps a longer exposure with some sort of flashlight light painting could balance out the bounce light in the lower frame with a few picked out details in the towers.
I like the elements of the image but the blue light on the rose windows, the dim glow on the towers and the warm street light on the steps create very different feelings. I can imagine how different it would be if you picked out the crosses on the towers with a bluish high powered light, creating a counter balance to the repeting arcs of the rose windows. |
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09/16/2005 02:40:40 PM |
| Personally, I like it a lot, imperfections, streaks, stripes and all ... For me, these little details give it that added difference. But I agree that getting lower for a more imposing perspective could be more interesting. Don't know how it would have played out on the streaks tho'. |
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09/16/2005 02:36:36 PM |
| the towers still feel squashed horizontally to me, and the whole building seems to be "tipping" back. Looks like you leveled the photo with the street curb, but the architecture around the words still feels slanted. I often pull up a grid, and use the skew transform tool to level all lines throughout my wide angle shots. Love the colors - level it up and go sell a print to the leaders of this church! |
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09/16/2005 02:31:32 PM |
| Very nice, good idea. If you didn't take it from ground level, getting a little lower will make the church seem even larger and more impressive. I think I'd like it better if you could get in in a span where no cars drove by (I'm assuming those streaks are car lights). Also, using a lower aperture can give you the starburst effect on the lights, just for some added flair. |
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09/16/2005 01:51:58 PM |
Very nice color as mentioned. I believe you took this picture with your 17-55mm lens wide open causing the distortion. The shot is nice but I believe you would of had a better picture if you would of used you 50mm f/1.8 lens and stood back a distance. That would of took care of the distortion lines.
Things I would do to this picture.
1. Level the horizon. I would level with the line below the text.
2. Sharpen the text only
3. First door to the left, dodge to make it as bright as the 2nd and third door at top.
4. Do a little (about 5%) dodge on the left steeple to make it as close in lighting as the right.
Nice shot but I think another lens would of rendered a better quality photograph if that was possible. I don't know how much distance you had to play with. Overall a nice shot. |
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09/16/2005 01:28:24 PM |
| Very nice colours. Still seems a little tilted to the left (of the picture), look at the space between the crucifices at the top. Maybe you would want to clone the stripe across the doors out, the other ones (on the road) are fine. Sharpening the text above the entrance would also maybe enhance it a bit. Nice picture. |
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