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I do not move, nor do i speak
Beneath that hard and pitiless peak
Of concrete , steel and antennae wheels
The Tower

NOMEANSNO



For some reason I can't seem to get this picture to have the same contrast that I had in Photoshop. Used Adjustment layers channel mixer and Hue saturation for the BW. I'm unhappy with how grey and muddy it is though. Comments and critique welcome.

As for the grey and muddy look i reckon it really makes the photograph. All that concrete and the monolith of the ESB is very much enhanced by the dark, grainy B&W imagery you have managed to display.

The addition of the other old buildings in the image also help to create the scale of the ESB and perhaps even take it back to the days when it was built.

I would have been proud to have taken a photo that good. Well done!!!!

I agree with Steve, this is a good shot Dave, I like it a lot. The BW treatment is perfect for the subject.

cheers

I like it too; it has a nice feel.

Grey and muddy? Looks nice and crisp to me.

Thanks for the comments. I actually upped the contrast more than I normally would have because of the slightly washed out look on the web. I like this pic too, hadn't looked back at it for a long time. Was actually taken before i got a D70.

Dave - a monolithic pic in proportions and quality

Fantastic shot, Dooda! I love it! This is one place I would love to go to. So many beautiful buildings and characters to photograph!

It looks great in B&W, and is nice and crisp here....well done! Have you got anymore from NYC??

Stormy,

Yes I have a couple, some of my favs are in the subway, which I've posted here before. I'll remind myself to post them here sometime. BTW, you're right, if you go anywhere in the US go to NYC, it simply knocked my socks off. Tons of great photogalleries as well.

I spent 2 of the days with my F80 and 2 days with my friend's digi Rebel (where this shot came from). Trying to scale the massive size of the ESB is tricky as it needs scale but it also needs an exaggerated angle. I got lots of pics of it, but this one does it the most justice I think.

dave:

i didnt even look at the author of this thread but immediately loved this pic...

no canadian bias here! just love the shot

Dee, good to see you back. Look forward to seeing some pics from your trip to Mexico.

Beautiful shot that is timeless! Isn't it a shame that modern hi-rise doesn't have the class!

Fantastic work Dooda. You've captured a little slice of retro there and it works superbly.