Downtown Library

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted December 27, 2012133 views7 comments

Nashville, Tennessee. This building was a failed shopping mall in downtown. Our mayor, at the time, had the insight to convert it to our main Library. Good thinking.
Processed in Phocus, Nik - Viveza, Color Efex, and Output sharpening. I'm fairly new to Nik, but am appreciating it more each time I use it. Watching tutorials & webinars online doesn't hurt either. It won't do anything that PS can't do, but man does it do it easier, and more intuitively.

Hasselblad 501CM film body
Hasselblad CFV 16 digital back @ ISO 100
Zeiss 40/4 Distagon lens
Old Gitzo tripod

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Verdon on December 27, 2012 at 7:18 PM

great quality shot, love the sharpness and colors....... Composition is a bit wild for my taste part of the door, cut of piano, part of the piece of art, some windows........... understand it was in close space, I would probably try to shoot (i think you have it...) from the middle of the landing on the bottom, but again it was maybe only the way how to capture this architecture beauty, outstanding quality!

Registered on June 10, 2011, 147 Posts, 1444 Comments

Comment posted by John Clulow on December 27, 2012 at 8:21 PM

This is fabulous. I love all the diagonals. My only suggestion would be to do a perspective crop or transform to straighten the vertical lines on the left side using the vertical line of the wall corner on the left side of the staircase and light stand immediately above it that are noticably askew. This should then align the windows and the top of the staircase over on the left. This isn't something one would notice given the spectacular lines that are pretty straight over on the right side, but if this were my image, I'd fix that because it doesn't serve any useful purpose as it is.

Again, I absolutely love the detail in this and IQ as Verdon noted.

Registered on November 1, 2012, 155 Posts, 1079 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Cothran on December 27, 2012 at 9:59 PM

Thanks John. Here is a repost with the lines plumbed, at least according the PS's guidelines. Hope it's an improvement.

Registered on December 5, 2012, 31 Posts, 730 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on December 27, 2012 at 10:47 PM

Michael: Really well seen and full of wonderful lines and details. 2 thumbs up! >=))>

PS: Just noticed the repost and I do like it better but the original comp and vision is still wonderful.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Nichols on December 27, 2012 at 10:49 PM

I like your repost much better Michael. I love the combination of diagonal lines and beautiful colors. Very nice!

Registered on November 7, 2007, 161 Posts, 1420 Comments

Comment posted by John Clulow on December 28, 2012 at 9:28 AM

Much better with everything plumb because it is, after all, all about the lines. I like this more everytime I see it.

Registered on November 1, 2012, 155 Posts, 1079 Comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on December 28, 2012 at 11:21 AM

Excellent! I agree the repost is an improvement. Great colors, shapes and lines.

Registered on November 19, 2003, 586 Posts, 11271 Comments