Asheville Architecture

BMW Kurt

My instructor took the class downtown today to study tough lighting situations. It was brilliant day and we did indoor hand held shooting with natural light coming in through skylights. C&C welcome!

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photon

I like the first one!

BMW Kurt wrote:

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I like the first one -- if you were going for lighting and exposure, they were spot on here. That, and I have a soft spot for old ironwork spiral staircases! I love the flow of the image around the staircase and the architecture of the right side.

To improve the image, consider cropping off a bit from the left (to hide the sunlit spot on the rail behind) and from the top (to hide the partial lamp bulb). Also, a smaller depth-of-field with a wider aperture would de-emphasize the background with respect to the staircase. Being really picky now, you might also darken / clone out the bright highlights on the top of the second balcony, near the 1/3 line on the left.

Nice work!

Curtis (nice name too

TheMightyZog

Yes the first shot is great - well exposed and composed

BMW Kurt

photon wrote:

To improve the image, consider cropping off a bit from the left (to hide the sunlit spot on the rail behind) and from the top (to hide the partial lamp bulb). Also, a smaller depth-of-field with a wider aperture would de-emphasize the background with respect to the staircase. Being really picky now, you might also darken / clone out the bright highlights on the top of the second balcony, near the 1/3 line on the left.

Nice work!

Curtis (nice name too

All good suggestions!! I also considered cropping after I posted the photo. All photos were full frame shots. Thanks for the C&Cs!

BMW Kurt

Crop
Here is the cropped image.