January 23, 2009

Same Old Building

This another shot of the building that I featured yesterday.  On this shot, I wanted a gritty look that showed primarily texture and lighting.  One aspect that I really wanted to showcase was the fire escape and its shadow.  I thought the fire escape was the central point of the building and brought a very strong compositional element to the photograph.  

Camera settings:  Nikon D700, 28-70 f/2.8 at 28mm, shot at ISO 200, f/16 and 1/125 of a second.

Post Processing: 

Lightroom—set white and black points, increased saturation of red.

Photoshop—used nik Silver Efex Pro to convert image to black and white, and increased mid-tone contrast using curves.


4 comments:

  1. Great shot Patrick!

    I really like the very dynamic composition, the interesting point of view and the terrific job you did on the black and white conversion!

    Well done!
    Barry

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  2. Larry-

    Hi. I agree with Barry on his points here. Also I think the image looks like it could have been shot at night by street light or long exposure ambient light.

    Over all it has a great look to it.

    Brian

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  3. Interesting. Most interesting. The angle that you took makes this a most interesting photo. I do not know what color the building is, but I cannot image any color that would make this a better photograph than this black and white one. Good job.
    The Professor

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  4. A lot of interesting things going-on in this photo. The B&W treatment is just perfect. The light on the building helps pull your eye into the photo. Well done.
    Anne

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