Michel Biedermann
November 2024 - Where's my Room?
About the Image(s)
TECHNICAL: 1/80 @ F/11, ISO 1000, 142mm (EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM)
BACKGROUND: I took this picture at my favorite scuba diving resort in the Caribbean. I like the zig-zagging patterns but struggled with how best to straighten in.
PROCESSING: Minimal processing in Lightroom Classic. Used Nik Silver Efex to render monochrome and On1 NoNoise to remove noise and sharpen. No generative AI was used. The hardest decision was how best to straighten the picture. It's debatable which straight lines would look best
This round’s discussion is now closed!
9 comments posted
Hi Michel. What a confusing maze! ...but it makes for an interesting composition. Leading lines galore as well as zig zags, shapes and patterns. Your post-processing gives the image a lot of depth. As to your question, I think your choice of perpendicular verticals to be the correct choice. A fun image that lets my eye linger and enjoy. Posted: 11/06/2024 23:14:11
Elsie Allen
Hi Michel,
This is a nice capture. Great detail!
Since it has the border to keep eyes within the image, I was wondering if eliminating one pillar and opening one side might enhance appreciation (Attached). Just a thought. That may not agree with your vision. Posted: 11/07/2024 22:14:26
This is a nice capture. Great detail!
Since it has the border to keep eyes within the image, I was wondering if eliminating one pillar and opening one side might enhance appreciation (Attached). Just a thought. That may not agree with your vision. Posted: 11/07/2024 22:14:26
Elsie, thanks for your kind words. Brilliant idea of opening the left side of the picture, it's a little detail, but it offers more breathing room. Posted: 11/27/2024 15:46:57
This is a very neat looking!
We have vertical, horizontal and then, a pattern added into the mix to make this a very engaging image. Good eye in seeing, composing and successfully registering these intricate patterns and shapes. I would change nothing. Posted: 11/20/2024 11:17:24
We have vertical, horizontal and then, a pattern added into the mix to make this a very engaging image. Good eye in seeing, composing and successfully registering these intricate patterns and shapes. I would change nothing. Posted: 11/20/2024 11:17:24
Thank you for your kind words Lance. Still, unlike your pictures, this one only touches 2 of one's senses: eyes of course, I hope, and ears because of the wind rustling through the plants and the buildings. Posted: 11/27/2024 15:44:32
Hi M,
Interesting capture. the texture and framing are wonderful. I wish there was a face looking back at he lens from the right side. Yet still very nice
Posted: 11/27/2024 12:36:45
Interesting capture. the texture and framing are wonderful. I wish there was a face looking back at he lens from the right side. Yet still very nice
Posted: 11/27/2024 12:36:45
Hmmm, interesting suggestion of breaking the angular patterns with a face or a roundish object. Now, why didn't I think of that! Posted: 11/27/2024 15:33:09
Love the sharpness of all around - giving me the lead from "here" all the way to "there". Given it is a "zig-zag" pattern I don't necessary want to see everything "straighten". Well done! Posted: 11/30/2024 00:20:17
Clark Anderson
Confuses at first like a house of mirrors. Very fascinating photo that draws your eyes slowly in with the zig zag of the handrarails, while focusing on so many other shapesand details, love it. Posted: 11/30/2024 16:19:42