Bill Buchanan, HonPSA, FGDC
April 2026 - Old Detroit
About the Image(s)
A couple of weeks ago a bunch of us from the camera club went to the Detroit Historical Museum. On the lower level they have created street scenes of the early days of Detroit.
This was created with my iPhone 17 Pro Max and Adobe Indigo camera app as a Raw DNG image. It was processed with Lightroom Mobile. I felt a sepia tone was appropriate for the scene. It required minimal post work except for a graduated lineral mask on the right side.
5 comments posted
Sepia gives it a very cool vibe. Well done. Posted: 04/03/2026 02:53:42
Great scene/perfect processing! I love the lighting and variations in brightness - that adds interest. Sharp where it needs to be. Nice that the light leads my gaze through the frame to the bright doorway on the right. The bright tree branches on the upper right are a distraction and appear artificially lit.
The other photographer in the middle of the frame is a distraction (so common when taking pictures at popular venues!). The lamp post on the far right seems too close to the edge of the frame. Could remove it? Crop it out? Or try generative expand to add more space on the right?
See attached example; you can likely do better with the full resolution image.
Posted: 04/03/2026 07:27:42
The other photographer in the middle of the frame is a distraction (so common when taking pictures at popular venues!). The lamp post on the far right seems too close to the edge of the frame. Could remove it? Crop it out? Or try generative expand to add more space on the right?
See attached example; you can likely do better with the full resolution image.
Posted: 04/03/2026 07:27:42
The sepia definitely works to bring the viewer into the old west idea, Bill. As do the lit tree branches on top. The sharpness, the text which is readable but doesn't say much and could still fit with the old scene, it all comes together beautifully. Posted: 04/10/2026 01:34:44
Agree that sepia is great for this image. Very sharp , with good lighting taking the eye all the way from left to right. Posted: 04/12/2026 14:59:25
Hi Bill,
The sepia look works well with the historical museum. While I normally like to include a person to make the scene more lively, the photographer was taking pictures in this image is a distraction that I'd prefer to be removed (as Steven did).
I'd also suggest to crop tighter on the left to eliminate the bench that was cut off. Thanks for sharing your shot! Posted: 04/16/2026 22:06:04
The sepia look works well with the historical museum. While I normally like to include a person to make the scene more lively, the photographer was taking pictures in this image is a distraction that I'd prefer to be removed (as Steven did).
I'd also suggest to crop tighter on the left to eliminate the bench that was cut off. Thanks for sharing your shot! Posted: 04/16/2026 22:06:04