LightningPaul

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Three Long Buildings


Shot in La Defense, Paris. There are so many nice and modern buildings over there. Probably I should visit this place once again and shoot more images.


TECH-INFO: one RAW file. I used HDR and tone mapping techniques but actually it was not necessary at all. The main changes done in Photoshop using masked adjustment layers are:
a/ I removed a company logo made of big letters
b/ the sky is more saturated and I used an extra gradient layer to darken it (a kind of polarizer effect)
c/ the buildings got a more fresh color (hey, I do like painting... but only on masks of adjustment layers)
d/ overall contrast is stronger

Any comments are very welcome :-)

Three Long Buildings


Shot in La Defense, Paris. There are so many nice and modern buildings over there. Probably I should visit this place once again and shoot more images.


TECH-INFO: one RAW file. I used HDR and tone mapping techniques but actually it was not necessary at all. The main changes done in Photoshop using masked adjustment layers are:
a/ I removed a company logo made of big letters
b/ the sky is more saturated and I used an extra gradient layer to darken it (a kind of polarizer effect)
c/ the buildings got a more fresh color (hey, I do like painting... but only on masks of adjustment layers)
d/ overall contrast is stronger

Any comments are very welcome :-)

comments (13)

  • rhys
  • Great Britain (UK)
  • 10 Sep 2009, 06:41
its very subtle for a HDR - which is the way I like it! I'd never have guessed France.
LightningPaul: Thanks Rhys. I try to use HDR techniques for controlling too high contrasts or to enhance details a lot. I try to avoid overly done images, though sometimes I may cross the border between real and surreal. Please warn me when I go too far smile
It has worked well Paul.
Looks a grand place for the architecturally inclined Paul, maybe one day. Nice shot, nice processing.
LightningPaul: One day I'll go back over there to shoot even more.
  • Simone
  • Italy
  • 10 Sep 2009, 11:08
Simply and wonderful...great capture Paul!
LightningPaul: Thanks smile
Awesome image Paul, great arrangement and like your use of light and shadows here. Excellent details and processing!
Nice, Great PP
LightningPaul: Thank you Lyndah
  • Klaus
  • Germany
  • 11 Sep 2009, 10:39
looks like a toyland ... well done
LightningPaul: Thanks
  • Doum
  • Canada
  • 11 Sep 2009, 11:21
Hey, simple treatments with nice result indeed. If painting was easy as you describe... Like thebuilding becomr anonymous, without logo and other graphical element on the ground. Bravo.
The buildings seem to stand very proud. love the clarity of this shot and clear blues
LightningPaul: It was standing like a proud building, pretty high among the others.
A perfect shot!
LightningPaul: Thanks man smile
  • frisky
  • United States
  • 12 Sep 2009, 06:29
awesome. looks like cgi.
LightningPaul: Thanks
this is high.
this is blue.
this is deep.
thk u.
c.
LightningPaul: Thank you for your poetic comment smile
very nicely done!
LightningPaul: Thanks Rick smile

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aperture f/9.0
sensitivity ISO100
focal length 50.0mm
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