After Atget

[Victor03]

Passed this stairway in the QVB while in town last week...

Shot with EFS 17-55/2.8 at 2.8 (AEP) and 1/40 sec with exposure bias -1.0. FL of 23mm on Canon 60D.

[Matt. K]

Good depth of field and some other nice elements in the image. The composition is a bit squashy and it seems to have a very slight tilt to the left, which drives most members of this forum mad, but not me.
I think it would look more like an Atget if it were B&W.

[Victor03]

Thanks Matt.

I did not have a tripod with me so had to jam the camera against a column on the wall opposite. I guess the slight tilt comes from the position chosen which was not directly opposite.

The photo has been cropped a bit to exclude the frame of the arch.

I will try a monochrome treatment as you suggest with less crop.

[Victor03]

This time with feeling...

And no crop.

[ozimax]

BW is much better IMHO.

[stubbsy]

Yep better in black and white - the strong yellow/orange cast on the colour one detracted from the image. BTW if the sloping right arch annoys you then Photoshop can fix that for you.

[Matt. K]

Just use the Photoshop 'ATGET' filter. It will remove your image and replace it with one taken by the master.

[Reschsmooth]

Yep better in black and white - the strong yellow/orange cast on the colour one detracted from the image. BTW if the sloping right arch annoys you then Photoshop can fix that for you.

Ironically, all of Atget's prints had a sepia/copper tone to them.

Nice image and I like the b&w better.

[zafra52]

B&W, but I find it a bit dark on my screen

[Victor03]

Thanks guys. Appreciate your comments.

I will be especially careful to observe the vertical lines in my composition in future (except when circumstances say otherwise)!

Regarding the colour cast to Atget's photos; I read somewhere that he used nitrate (silver and copper?) processing? I have no film processing experience.

[aim54x]

The mono image is much better, but the clipped arch still annoys me.....great stuff though