Tower Bridge London. Your thoughts.

marcusrichphoto

I know some of you are not big fans of HDR, but I'd like to get your thoughts on these. They're a blend of 5 seperate exposures, merged in Photomatix, with a final tweek in Topaz Adjust, blended with the original tone mapped image.

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lifeinfocus

I like the perspective and composition of the first one.

Everytime I see it on TV or in an image it reminds that I was in a nearby hotel of this landmark.

Phil

marcusrichphoto

lifeinfocus wrote: »

I like the perspective and composition of the first one.

Everytime I see it on TV or in an image it reminds that I was in a nearby hotel of this landmark.

Phil

Thanks Phil, I had to wait for the tide to go out, to get the low perspective and composition, I was hoping for a stunning sunset to compliment the colours of the bridge, but it wasn't playing ball, the sun was blocked by clouds in the distance.

bristlecone

marcusrichphoto wrote: »

I know some of you are not big fans of HDR, but I'd like to get your thoughts on these. They're a blend of 5 seperate exposures, merged in Photomatix, with a final tweek in Topaz Adjust, blended with the original tone mapped image.

I like the first one best. Been there regarding the non-cooperating sun, so I can share your pain. A suggestion: I would clone out that contrail and maybe straighten the towers (they are converging) using transform in Photoshop. Great color!

-Len

jww

bristlecone wrote: »

I like the first one best. Been there regarding the non-cooperating sun, so I can share your pain. A suggestion: I would clone out that contrail and maybe straighten the towers (they are converging) using transform in Photoshop. Great color!

-Len

I agree. I like the 1st one and clone out that contrail. Not sure the converging towers bother me as much as the contrail, but I do love the color and HDR work. However, if it were me I would maybe experiment making the scene just a tad darker so the bridge pops more.

Very nice shot!!!

mdjgcl

#1 is fabulous. Agree about the contrail too. Best angle of the bridge too. Beautiful light! The Olympic rings make this shot. Wonder how long the rings will stay up?


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marcusrichphoto

Thanks for your comments guys. #1 is my fav too, I didn't think about removing the con trail, I'll have a bash at removing it later.

marcusrichphoto

mdjgcl wrote: »

#1 is fabulous. Agree about the contrail too. Best angle of the bridge too. Beautiful light! The Olympic rings make this shot. Wonder how long the rings will stay up?


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Cheers.

The rings were removed days after I took the shot, they have now been replaced by the Paralympic swooshes.

marcusrichphoto

bristlecone wrote: »

marcusrichphoto wrote: »

I know some of you are not big fans of HDR, but I'd like to get your thoughts on these. They're a blend of 5 seperate exposures, merged in Photomatix, with a final tweek in Topaz Adjust, blended with the original tone mapped image.

I like the first one best. Been there regarding the non-cooperating sun, so I can share your pain. A suggestion: I would clone out that contrail and maybe straighten the towers (they are converging) using transform in Photoshop. Great color!

-Len

Thanks Len.

I tried straightening the towers, but it just looked wrong.

marcusrichphoto

lifeinfocus wrote: »

I like the perspective and composition of the first one.

Everytime I see it on TV or in an image it reminds that I was in a nearby hotel of this landmark.

Phil

Cheers Phil. Which hotel were you in, was it The Guomen?

lifeinfocus

marcusrichphoto wrote: »

Cheers Phil. Which hotel were you in, was it The Guomen?

I'll have to dig out travel itinerary to answer that. I traveled so much for while that I can't remember the details. I just remember taking my camera out as much as I could when I wasn't working on my other job.

Phil