Stephen Levitas
April 2018 - Museum of Tomorrow
About the Image(s)
Title: Rio, Museum of Tomorrow
We are still in Rio here, visiting the fairly new Museum of Tomorrow. It was a different sort of museum. It did not have a single painting, statue, or artifact in it. This huge building contained nothing but a series of immense and impressive displays about the environmental future of our planet. This is the view out the back window towards the harbor. I shot with my cell phone pressed against the glass. My new phone has TWO lenses—wide angle, and SUPER wide angle. This shot was with the latter. Credit goes to our son for choosing this phone for me.
I used both PS Elements (contrast and brightness), and Picasa (very easy leveling).
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7 comments posted
What a super building! I like the sweep of the roof and the symmetry you've achieved.It's amazing what phones can do nowadays. I would increase the contrast a bit especially on the lower half of the picture, so the end of the pier and the people stand out a bit more. That would make the central area a bit lighter and help to draw the eye down from the roof to the view below it. With increased contrast I think this would do very well in competitions so it's worth spending a bit more time on it. Again I have the feeling Carol could have put a tweak on it and made it stand out beautiffuly. Posted: 04/10/2018 04:45:08
There's a real power to this image. It's strong and leads you with its' great symmetry. I agree with Diana that increasing the contrast a bit would allow more focus on the people and also help to more clearly define the harbor edge. I also agree that this image with could be a strong contender in competition.
Posted: 04/13/2018 15:52:18
Posted: 04/13/2018 15:52:18
The symmetry is powerful and very attractive.
Only lacks a greater contrast to achieve a better result.
Very good shot, Stephen. Congratulations!
Posted: 04/17/2018 18:32:02
Only lacks a greater contrast to achieve a better result.
Very good shot, Stephen. Congratulations!
Posted: 04/17/2018 18:32:02
Almost has a look of a fish eye lens with the curvature. Agree with the rest about a lack of contrast. Posted: 04/21/2018 16:58:51
Yes, the tiny lenses on the phones are amazing low-cost things. If there is ample light, you can get a good shot. I estimate the normal lens on my phone takes in about 90 degrees and the super-wide lens takes in around 135 degrees. It is rapidly becoming my lens of choice for such situations. It comes free with the phone, and that's hard to beat. Posted: 04/26/2018 10:46:23
This image initially made me look twice to ensure it was not a mirror image. Of course, in looking at the lower part, that became obvious. I tried the suggestions already made about adding contrast, although I first selected out the lower part of the image so that I would not overdo that in adding contrast to the upper part. I took it a bit darker than others may have envisioned since I know you like black! Is this too much? Posted: 04/26/2018 00:13:09
Thanks for the sample, Jennifer. Yes, that is about how I like it. I think I will work on the original high-density image and give it as a gift to our host in Rio.
Thanks to everyone for the encouragement. Posted: 04/26/2018 10:49:30
Thanks to everyone for the encouragement. Posted: 04/26/2018 10:49:30