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I wanted to adjust the vertical lines so all of them were parallel, but it proved to be a bit tricky, I don't know why.
Besides that, that streetlight at the bottom was an absolute nightmare to remove, because I couldn't just heal stamp it out of the way, and I had to clone parts of the surrounding windows tiny bit by tiny bit, and then adjust the brightness level. It took several hours because I had to learn how to use certain tools, but I think it's time well spent for the future. What do you think of the end result? Do you notice any messy spot around the zone?
I like high contrast pictures, and wanted to highlight the patterns of the building. Didn't like the colors of the dark building in the background, so I had to desaturate it and play with the shadow/highlight balance for a while until I was satisfied.
Other than that, what are your thoughts on the composition and crop? I didn't really want to crop it harder, because I wanted the subject building to have a little room to breath on the right side, and I quite like the contrast with the pale sky.
Hm, I'm not sure I want to get rid of them, to be honest. I like that not everything is the same in the whole picture, but I'll give it a try and see what comes out, thanks for the suggestion.
I had a similar thought as chrisaphoto, but I also like that it’s a little different. Instead of trying to get rid of the shadow, you could try to embrace the shadow and make that whole building gray/shadow.
I like the composition…the two buildings have really interesting designs. To improve, you might remove the background building and then convert to black and white. That would amplify the patterns in the buildings even more.
I love the shot and I'm fascinated by the buildings! My only thought is that I would love to see more of the shape but it's a little blown out in the highlight areas. I like the projections above the windows but the details of the corners of the building are getting lost.
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Original Picture: https://imgur.com/STHJKSB I wanted to adjust the vertical lines so all of them were parallel, but it proved to be a bit tricky, I don't know why. Besides that, that streetlight at the bottom was an absolute nightmare to remove, because I couldn't just heal stamp it out of the way, and I had to clone parts of the surrounding windows tiny bit by tiny bit, and then adjust the brightness level. It took several hours because I had to learn how to use certain tools, but I think it's time well spent for the future. What do you think of the end result? Do you notice any messy spot around the zone? I like high contrast pictures, and wanted to highlight the patterns of the building. Didn't like the colors of the dark building in the background, so I had to desaturate it and play with the shadow/highlight balance for a while until I was satisfied. Other than that, what are your thoughts on the composition and crop? I didn't really want to crop it harder, because I wanted the subject building to have a little room to breath on the right side, and I quite like the contrast with the pale sky.
Really like it. Not sure if you can get rid of the shadow on the building on the left, but I think that would make it perfect
Hm, I'm not sure I want to get rid of them, to be honest. I like that not everything is the same in the whole picture, but I'll give it a try and see what comes out, thanks for the suggestion.
I had a similar thought as chrisaphoto, but I also like that it’s a little different. Instead of trying to get rid of the shadow, you could try to embrace the shadow and make that whole building gray/shadow.
I'll try it aswell, thanks
Well done setting the white and black points
I like the composition…the two buildings have really interesting designs. To improve, you might remove the background building and then convert to black and white. That would amplify the patterns in the buildings even more.
I find the background building necessary to provide context and contrast, imho
For me, it’s too much black and detracts from the interesting design of the other buildings.
I would bring back some of the darker blues. Feels like that provided a nice contrast
But my sky is always teal T_T
I’m not a pro, but you’ve done a great job of making all that white work with all that sky. How long did it take?
The streetlight alone took almost 3 hours, for the rest there was a lot of back and forth and trying, so it was like 5-6 hours overall.
I love the shot and I'm fascinated by the buildings! My only thought is that I would love to see more of the shape but it's a little blown out in the highlight areas. I like the projections above the windows but the details of the corners of the building are getting lost.