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Post by hmca on Sept 5, 2019 11:34:04 GMT
While I know we have done architecture before, for this month's challenge we will focus on the details. Rather than a whole building or house, try to focus on a part of it that you find architecturally interesting. Here is an article from Digital Photography School to get you thinking along these lines. Working on images to be used in this challenge haloing became an issue.  I used the method explained in this video to address the problem.  I happen to be working on an assignment of photographing Victorian Houses but you are invited to explore the details of any building. Here is one more plus an abstract I created from the features of one of the houses.   Images were edited using NIK SE 2....find I keep going back to NIK as it has long been my favorite for B/W conversion. I hope you have fun with this. I look forward to seeing your architectural details! |
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Post by Peterj on Sept 5, 2019 14:13:29 GMT
The Observation Tower at Udvar Hazy Air & Space Museum (part of the Smithsonian Museums) in Chantilly, VA
Processed using On1
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Post by hmca on Sept 5, 2019 14:41:14 GMT
Thanks for getting us started Pete and reminding me that I didn't add editing info to my post!
What I especially like about your entry is the reflection in the windows....great start.
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Post by ritage on Sept 5, 2019 15:49:23 GMT
The "Bell Tower" of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles. I have seen this referred to as Postmodern Architecture.
Converted in Photoshop: Gradient Map, Levels, Minimum Filter
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Post by billz on Sept 5, 2019 20:35:52 GMT
Thanks for the theme Helen. Here's some detail from the US National Bank in Portland. Taken this morning for the theme, the shot is a 3-frame HDR composite (converted in Nik HDR Efex Pro) and edited primarily in Adobe Camera Raw with some dodging/burning in PS. Anyone who is architecturally curious can find info on the building on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_National_Bank_Building  |
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Post by kdcintx on Sept 5, 2019 21:49:25 GMT
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Post by tonyw on Sept 5, 2019 23:18:27 GMT
Must admit I like the theme as I live in a town that has lots of Victorian buildings with some rather unique details. Here's one taken this morning. I should have looked at that excellent digital photography school link and waited for a cloudy day as shooting this in bright sunlight wasn't the best. Or I should have done what Billz did and shot multiple exposures or remembered to switch the camera from jpeg back to raw - or better still both. I didn't like what I saw in colour but it did finish up looking better in black and white after doing the conversion with one of the B&W profiles in LR, some tone tweaking in LR and some HDR sliders in Topaz AI. Will be trying more later (and hope for some cloudy weather!)  Tony |
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Post by hmca on Sept 6, 2019 0:11:20 GMT
Rita....the woman I take lessons with always encourages us to look for geometric shapes and interesting angles....bet those bells were beautiful to hear. Bill....have to ask....did you put your camera on the ground....have read about that technique but have yet to try it. Karen...fabulous detail on your window and nice crop on the eaves of the building. Tony (!!!!).....too bad you live so far away....love the windows and roof tiles!.....I want to explore your town. The town near me is Ocean Grove.....about a half hour away. |
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Post by billz on Sept 6, 2019 2:26:15 GMT
Helen ... the image was made standing up, although I'm short. ;-) I braced myself against the pillar for stability, and while I often use a Platypod this was handheld.
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Post by tonyw on Sept 9, 2019 0:14:15 GMT
Another bit of Victorian architecture - a gable or is it a dormer window? Built around 1876 in the Gothic Revival style. Converted with Silver Efex.  Tony |
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Post by hmca on Sept 9, 2019 1:18:16 GMT
You captured a variety of interesting details, Tony.
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Post by fotofrank on Sept 10, 2019 2:04:08 GMT
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Post by alexr on Sept 14, 2019 10:14:41 GMT
A few from a recent trip to watch Middlesex CC lose at Lord's Cricket Ground. The window of the home dressing room in the Victorian-era Pavilion. Although the Pavilion is a lovely brick colour, I felt mono helped bring out some of the detail such as the carved MCC logos: 
Lord's Pavilion home dressing room by AlexR!, on Flickr One of the carved faces in the Pavilion. Again, mono really helped show the texture:: 
Watching face at Lord's by AlexR!, on Flickr And one at the other end of the ground and built at the other end of the century; a bit more than a detail, but also shows well in mono: 
Lord's Media Centre by AlexR!, on Flickr All processed in Silver Efex Pro. |
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Post by hmca on Sept 14, 2019 17:18:07 GMT
Great additions, Alex. I especially like the perspective of the middle one with the emphasis on the details of the carved face.
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Post by Fauxtoto on Sept 22, 2019 19:06:05 GMT
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