LightningPaul

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photoblog image Building in La Defense - Curly Blue

Building in La Defense - Curly Blue

One of the beautiful buildings in the business center La Defense in Paris. It's a really nice area to walk over there. So many cool architectural details to see.


TECH-INFO: one RAW file of which I developed multiple exposure, made a HDR image, tone mapped it, then used the developed exposures again to blend them together. Afterwards I used the two results to blend them again. Way to many steps because the result looks like the original one with some vibrance and contrast boosts. Except the lighting is perhaps 3% better :-)
Anyway it was fun experimenting and to learn that the original image with some minimal post processing can be good enough.

Building in La Defense - Curly Blue

One of the beautiful buildings in the business center La Defense in Paris. It's a really nice area to walk over there. So many cool architectural details to see.


TECH-INFO: one RAW file of which I developed multiple exposure, made a HDR image, tone mapped it, then used the developed exposures again to blend them together. Afterwards I used the two results to blend them again. Way to many steps because the result looks like the original one with some vibrance and contrast boosts. Except the lighting is perhaps 3% better :-)
Anyway it was fun experimenting and to learn that the original image with some minimal post processing can be good enough.

comments (12)

  • urban8
  • United Kingdom
  • 6 Nov 2008, 05:28
I like the simplicity of this shot, Paul, very effective.
We visited La Defense several years ago, which bizzarely hardly featured in the (v well known) tour guide we had for Paris, but really glad we made the effort. Especially to travel up the Grande Arch and walk about at the top as it's some view.
LightningPaul: Many thanks for your comment. I'm very glad you appreciate the composition of this shot.
Another lovely, subtle, HDR!

Nice to see a different side of Paris too, the angles of the buildings work really well together
LightningPaul: Thanks Chris. More alternative looking images of Paris will be posted on my blog in the next coming weeks and months.
Beautiful colors and very well HDR. The composition is really captivating! Well done Paul.
LightningPaul: Thanks Giorgio!
  • alex
  • Germany
  • 6 Nov 2008, 11:02
Wonderful once again. Great colours and unusual perspective. The part of the picture is sufficient, seeing more wouldn't make a better one i believe smile Great detail on the metal down right.
LightningPaul: Thanks for your comment Alex. I made more pictures of the metal down right. It looks like some kind of UFO. Maybe it was ;-)
I like the different lines and angles you've captured in this one shot Paul.
LightningPaul: Many thanks Bernie!
I do admire your ability to produce HDR pictures that are not overdone. The composition here is excellent Paul. No amount of HDR or anything else will improve a badly composed picture.
LightningPaul: Great thanks Bill! I fully agree with your HDR statement. And I'm also glad you appreciate my HDR tone mappings. I use them to reveal and enhance textures and details, not to become the next Picasso smile
Wonderful! I love those beautiful curves. (:o)
LightningPaul: Thanks Rosalyn!
This is a magnificent shot!
Great POV, composition and fantastic light.
LightningPaul: Great you like it Tim. I'm delighted with your comment.
Subtle HDR & great composition, Paul!
LightningPaul: I'm happy you like it Dave. Thanks!
Very nice architectural composition, blues and yellows plays very good role here...
LightningPaul: Many thanks! You are very right about the blues and yellows. I didn't really notice that, but now it is very obvious.
Really interesting composition. Nice clarity and colours again (although you seem to have something weird happening with sharpening in some of the lines between window panes on the main building.) But I mirror others' comments that you do a great job of HDR that enhances the photo in a realistic way rather than the overdone effects seen too often with this technique.
LightningPaul: There is indeed something strange between the window panes. It is even present in the RAW file. I think it is a mistake of the raw converter when combining the red/green/blue pixels. If you look well you see circle patterns.

Many thanks for your comment. I highly appreciate it.
  • paolo
  • italy
  • 25 Nov 2008, 14:59
great design and nice compo!
LightningPaul: Many thanks Paolo!

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camera NIKON D200
exposure mode full manual
shutterspeed 1/60s
aperture f/8.0
sensitivity ISO100
focal length 42.0mm
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