José Luis Urbaitel, GMPSA  


Borges Cultural Center - High Floor by José Luis Urbaitel, GMPSA

December 2017 - Borges Cultural Center - High Floor

About the Image(s)

Borges Cultural Center - High Floor
This photo was taken a few days ago, at a shopping mall in Buenos Aires called "Centro Cultural Borges", which was formerly an old shopping gallery that belonged to the Railroad.
Technical specifications: CANON EOS 7D camera, CANON lens 10-22 mm at 10 mm, speed 1/60 sec., F / 8, ISO 400.
After making some adjustments in Camera Raw I opened in PS and made a few adjustments to select some areas to improve the lighting, with the tool "Levels".
Finally I converted to mono with Silver Efex Pro 2, High Contrast mode.
What do you think about the photo?
Do you have any suggestions to improve it?


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11 comments posted




Stephen Levitas   Stephen Levitas
This is a wonderful view of a fantastic place, and your wide angle lens frames a great view of geometric architecture.
However, the inevitable leaning of the verticals is uncomfortable to the eye. Can you adjust in PS, or consider taking multiple shots and stitching them together?   Posted: 12/06/2017 20:50:47



 
That's better?   Posted: 12/08/2017 17:19:59
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Stephen Levitas   Stephen Levitas
Oh my, yes! I like that so much better. But now I have to ask how you did that. I tried a bit with PS, but could not obtain such a nice solution, so I did not have anything to show you. If it is not too complicated, can you explain the steps. You managed to correct most of the lean without losing any of the view--I did not think that was possible.   Posted: 12/16/2017 14:38:00
 
I did it by coupling all the layers and using the "edit" tab, "transform", "deform", with a lot of patience. Many thanks for the observation. I did not mind the deformation but I like the new version more.   Posted: 12/17/2017 06:51:23



 
Beautiful architecture... Only a wide angle lens could do this creation justice. You have a great image.
  Posted: 12/11/2017 16:09:04



Diana Magor   Diana Magor
I agree that the second version is better without any apparent distortion. I'd also like to know which process you used to correct it without losing part of the image. It's goot good tones throughout and might do well in competitions though architectural shots don't always succeed unless there is a very specific section for A&R.   Posted: 12/17/2017 06:06:12
 
I did it by coupling all the layers and using the "edit" tab, "transform", "deform", with a lot of patience. I did not mind the deformation but I like the new version more. The architectural images always caught my attention and when I had to judge exhibitions I appreciated them although I agree that it depends on what each jury thinks and that it will always work better in a specific section   Posted: 12/17/2017 06:54:35
Diana Magor   Diana Magor
I think the patience is the important word here. I hadn't coupled the layers together when I've done transform, distort or skew. I find them better than perspective usually.   Posted: 12/17/2017 07:58:18



 
I am looking at the image and am just as amazed at the commentry. This problem of leaning verticals is a problem I have faced a number of times - now I know how to look and deal with my own images. Thanks   Posted: 12/18/2017 08:37:15



Jennifer Doerrie   Jennifer Doerrie
What a beautiful building. I don't know what it looks like in color, but I think it looks great in monochrome. Your efforts to straighten/transform paid off, also, as I, too, like the second version better. It is unfortunate in some ways that it created a tighter crop of the image, losing the full oval in the upper right, but I don't find that problematic in the new version. I'm not certain what else I would change -- other than to send all my leaning building images to you and Diana to help me fix!   Posted: 12/20/2017 00:05:54



 
A wonderful image and the way you've adjusted the leaning of the verticals is so well done. Great image.   Posted: 12/27/2017 13:22:07