Brooklyn Bridge

[JFisher14]

This was taken prior to a thunderstorm over the Brooklyn Bridge. A couple of questions: Does the lens distortion take away from the picture? This was taken with a wide angle lens and the buildings in the background tilt in. I know this can be changed in photoshop, but doing this, I will lose some of the dimensions of the photo. Do the people in the picture detract?

Overall does this picture work? I am going to be entering this in a contest and would apprecite any coments. Thank you in advance

Camera Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Exposure 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture f/11.0
Focal Length 12 mm
ISO Speed 200
X-Resolution 240 dpi
Y-Resolution 240 dpi

[shruggy63]

Looks great to me! I'd leave it as it is. Good luck with the competition.

[Doug Sundseth]

FWIW, that's not lens distortion, that's perspective distortion. Even the mythical optically perfect lens will get the same sort of leaning effect if shot with that framing from there. (The one exception is a tilt-shift lens. But in that case, you're using a different sort of lens distortion to help you rather than hurt you.)

That said, I think it looks fine. The only issue I have is that the image feels oversharpened to me, but that might as easily be the subject as a real problem with the image (especially since we're only seeing a small version here).

Very nice shot.

[The LoKW]

Fantastic capture- I love the moody feel and the texture is phenomenal. This is a textbook image for BW in my opinion.

I often find that for me personally that people in an image not part of the focal interest or integral to telling the story can change my viewing experience for the worse. In this case, they draw me in and provide a subtle element of focus on the bridge. Wouldn't change a thing and TFS.

[Infinite Monkey]

I love this image. The dramatic sky adds greatly to what you've got here but the framing and contrasts work even without it. Well done and don't change a thing. Good luck in the contest and be sure to come back and let us know how you did.

[JFisher14]

Thank you for your comments and help. This is a fantastic site thanks to you all!