Roof of Duomo, Milan

[F1Annie]

(Be gentle with me!!)

[peeperita]

interesting perspective...i like how you think.....

my only criticism is the loss of detail in the shadows.....if possible, you could try to bring up the shadows enough to regain them......

repost an edit if you care to....i'd love to see it....

peeper

[wulf]

This one shows the distortion that comes from taking a wide angle picture. One thing that might be worth investigating is software that would pull the vertical lines back to true, as I think that would give a sense of precision and order that would match the craftmanship of the stonework.

Unfortunately, I have no experience of doing that

Any suggestions anyone?

Wulf

[cjaegel@hotmail.com]

This is a difficult shoot to pull off with the high contrast of light, unless you are really good with photoshop. Returning at sunset and playing with some long exposures might turn out some interesting photos.

[F1Annie]

Originally Posted by peeperita

interesting perspective...i like how you think.....

my only criticism is the loss of detail in the shadows.....if possible, you could try to bring up the shadows enough to regain them......

repost an edit if you care to....i'd love to see it....

peeper

I don't know how to do that - I don't have Photoshop & I'm not sure if I'd know how to use it if I got it!

[F1Annie]

Originally Posted by wulf

This one shows the distortion that comes from taking a wide angle picture. One thing that might be worth investigating is software that would pull the vertical lines back to true, as I think that would give a sense of precision and order that would match the craftmanship of the stonework.

Unfortunately, I have no experience of doing that

Any suggestions anyone?

Wulf

What software would I need?

[windrider86]

I know in the program I use, which is Paint Shop Pro there is a part for distortion correction.

[Paddy]

This is a suggested edit as described above. I used Photoshop Elements 4 in which I used the 'Enhance shadows' to pull out some of the shadow detail and there is stacks in the shot. I then used 'Transform/Perspective' to stretch the top edge wider which brings the verticals back on-line.

You could probably get something similar using the Straighten tool in Picassa and the fill light tool.

I hope you don't mind me reposting an edit. If you do I am sure one of the moderators will remove this if I am not online if you contact them.

[F1Annie]

Originally Posted by Paddy

This is a suggested edit as described above. I used Photoshop Elements 4 in which I used the 'Enhance shadows' to pull out some of the shadow detail and there is stacks in the shot. I then used 'Transform/Perspective' to stretch the top edge wider which brings the verticals back on-line.

You could probably get something similar using the Straighten tool in Picassa and the fill light tool.

I hope you don't mind me reposting an edit. If you do I am sure one of the moderators will remove this if I am not online if you contact them.

Wow that is fantastic - thank you.

I've just booked up for Milan for next year & (if Santa doesn't forget) I'm looking forward to taking my EOS 40D up on the Duomo roof. And I think I'm going to have to invest in Photoshop.

[peeperita]

Originally Posted by Paddy

This is a suggested edit as described above. I used Photoshop Elements 4 in which I used the 'Enhance shadows' to pull out some of the shadow detail and there is stacks in the shot. I then used 'Transform/Perspective' to stretch the top edge wider which brings the verticals back on-line.

You could probably get something similar using the Straighten tool in Picassa and the fill light tool.

I hope you don't mind me reposting an edit. If you do I am sure one of the moderators will remove this if I am not online if you contact them.

paddy, that was a good edit.....you didn't go too overboard on either the shadows or the perspective.....

peeper