Hi All, I was wondering if any of these appeal. I was on a trip recently and was able to stop at a historic building. However, I had the wrong lens for the site and couldn't take anything of the architecture! How frustrating! I was birding with long lens and couldn't get far enough away from the building :(
There were, however, some accent type images to be had and I'll be posting a few different batches. I got gripped by the vines growing on the stone facade. I'd love to get some feedback and preferences.
Thanks!
Hi Ruth, I especially enjoy the striking Ying/Yang effect of the third and the balance of the last.
Your story is very interesting and a situation I find frequently myself - you go out to shoot one thing but fr whatever reason find something else a more attractive option.
Well done for making the most of the situation. It just goes to show how important it is to get out with the camera and remain aware of opportunity.
Agreed! I will admit that I normally carry two cameras but many times I want a lens I left home. But - it just means that you work with what you've got. That is part of the adventure!
I wondered about the yin yang one. I like it too but it is a little different. And, not as altered as you might think.
Thanks Alan!
I like them all, Ruth, perhaps especially the first two, as I find the delicate tracery of the vines against the stone appealing. I like the whole-image arabesque effect of the first, and your asymmetry in the second.
I might have concentrated on this kind of image in your place even if I had wider lenses at hand, often finding myself zooming in on detail. My 80-400 is one of my most-used lenses. What focal length range did you have at hand, just out of curiosity? I think you've mentioned a 70- or 90-300 early on. Your EXIF is stripped from these.
I have to figure out why the data is coming off these. I just started giving Lightroom a try and it is not keeping the data. The lens is a Sigma170-500 that I just got. I love it! Well, once I put on a collar on the lens for the tripod. At first I was getting drift becuase the lens is so heavy.
I wouldn't worry too much about that, Ruth. Too much gear-freaking around here. Mea culpa.
I agree with Alan about the third - I found myself looking for more contrast and there it was. It's a great contrasty balance. Also agree with the composition of the last image.
Thanks Bruce!
Agree with all the above! Three and four are my favourites. The high contrast brings the stones to life and the mason’s marks are an intriguing texture detail. Lovely stuff!
Trust an architect to notice! ;-)
I like the last one, the color, the balance. If it weren't thre, I'd say number 3.