Joan Funk
July 2024 - Austin Public Library
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About the Image(s)
When we were in Austin, Texas in May, we took a tour of the city. One of the highlights of the tour was the beautiful Central Library, with its rooftop butterfly garden and reading porches. It was designed to be the most day-lit public library in the country, with a six-story atrium providing daylight to more than 80% of the most-used spaces.
I took this photo from the top of the stairs in the atrium with my Sony rx10 camera. The settings were 1/125 sec at f/7.1, ISO 250.
I cropped it and corrected the vertical perspective in the Transform section of Lightroom, and then increased the exposure and shadows, and decreased the highlights a little. Finally I sent the photo to Topaz DeNoise to decrease noise and increase sharpness.
This round’s discussion is now closed!
10 comments posted
Interesting image. I liked your post processing. The image is sharp. It has nice colors and prespective correction is perfect. I think you can increase the contrast and vibrance a little more. A quick trial attached. Posted: 07/08/2024 13:46:53
Thank you for the trial. I like the increased contrast and vibrance. Posted: 07/12/2024 16:28:12
Good colorful image and good to crop out the upper distractions, perspective crop, but leaving the people below for context. Perfect. Posted: 07/08/2024 22:23:42
I appreciate your comments on the colors, crop, perspective, and people below. Posted: 07/12/2024 16:30:19
Nice Geometry image. Posted: 07/13/2024 02:55:59
Thank you. I like the geometry too. Posted: 07/20/2024 11:58:22
Joan, interesting photo and good processing. I would just crop more from the top, just above colorful squares. Posted: 07/16/2024 19:50:57
Good suggestion. Thanks. Posted: 07/16/2024 21:23:58
OK Joan, this is definitely a very cool building. You did a great job with the perspective correction. It definitely depicts the architectural significance of this building. I am wondering if you might also consider making it into an abstract piece. Posted: 07/19/2024 23:50:44
Great idea! Thank you.
You might be interested in this free webinar: Creating Colorful, Abstract Works of Art From a Single Image, from Maryland Photography Alliance (MPA). I am. Posted: 07/20/2024 11:56:21
You might be interested in this free webinar: Creating Colorful, Abstract Works of Art From a Single Image, from Maryland Photography Alliance (MPA). I am. Posted: 07/20/2024 11:56:21