Gloria Sprung
October 2018 - Panama
About the Image(s)
This image is the Panama Canal Administration Building... originally built by the Americans when they controlled the Panama Canal. Taken at f/8, 1/500, ISO 100 with -0.5 Exposure compensation.
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9 comments posted
Lovely capture of a public facility. The addition of the 2 people give it a great sense of scale. Posted: 10/10/2018 12:04:01
The flag and two people add so much to the interest in this image. Nice to see a public building being featured as they so often get overlooked by photographers. Posted: 10/12/2018 10:45:51
From a photographic perspective this building is well captured and as noted the flag and people add interest and anchor. I was personally struct by the pristine setting as contrasted with the jungle and rain forest that the canal was built through. Thank you for sharing. Posted: 10/12/2018 18:27:05
A perfect architectural capture. The basic colors- red, green, blue are all there..... the flying flag and two figures add life in the image. Posted: 10/21/2018 00:50:33
(Group 32)
Nice architectural shot. It is optional to leave the slight lean-back effect of the perspective, or alter it to make the vertical lines parallel. Here is what it looks like if altered. I emphasize that this sort of alteration is an option, depending on what you want in the finished image.
I have a request. I am currently writing an article for my local club on perspective. May I reproduce this image as an example in the article of altering perspective? Posted: 10/23/2018 22:41:48
I have a request. I am currently writing an article for my local club on perspective. May I reproduce this image as an example in the article of altering perspective? Posted: 10/23/2018 22:41:48
Permission granted. Appreciate your comments Stephen. Just an observation and not meant to be critical...by altering the perspective and straightening the vertical edges of the building, the horizon line of the image changes and brings the viewer's eye level to the base of the building. Posted: 10/24/2018 03:13:57
(Group 32)
Yes, yes, you are exactly right about what the perspective alteration does to the finished image. It is definitely only an option to be used in situations where one wants to change the view of the building--many professional architectural photographers will do this. I do not actually care for it in personal shots because it is a distortion of the actual perspective one sees with one's eye. As you point out, the viewer's eye appears to be brought level to the base (or maybe the vertical center) of the building. But that cannot hide the other hints of the viewer's location down on the lower level of the grassy area, which is plainly the foreground at the viewer's feet. Also, the bottom of the stairs and the bottom of the building are slightly blocked by things in front of them--only possible from a low point of view. I will be discussing all of this in my article to explain the pros and cons of perspective alteration in post-processing. Your image is a perfect example. Thanks. Posted: 10/24/2018 07:16:54
Sounds like an interesting article...perhaps a submission to PSA magazine? Posted: 10/24/2018 10:05:17
Interesting building in (to me) an unlikely setting. The symmetry of the composition works well here. Appreciated the instructive discussion with Stephen on perspective and its effects. I'm curious to know what the girl is up to. In a way, her pose partly echoes that of the sculpture on the wall at the base of the steps. Posted: 10/27/2018 13:43:45