Southbank Bridge at Sunset

[radityopradipto]

Hi guys
I shot this one just this afternoon
Playing around with the leading lines, but this time it started from the top right corner
Does it work well? Any aspect in terms of composition which I can improve here?
Thank you

[navcom]

Nice shot. Good exposure too. Good use of framing. Only suggestion I would have is to maybe straighten the left building (crop?). Maybe...maybe not. It will also affect the other buildings which may lean too much then.

[DPphotographer]

This shot is awesome. Navcom, since you brought up the leaning builing.... I have a question about that. What causes it and how can it be avoided? I have run into that problem myself.

[navcom]

I"m not a complete expert on this but usually when things lean unnaturally in an image it's due to perspective distortion caused by the lens. How they lean and when and where depends on the angle the object is viewed at, where it is in the image, as well as the focal length of the lens. The wider the lens (smaller the focal length), the more the effect becomes visible. Usually you start to get a "fish-eye" effect at about 16-18mm depending on the lens but you can get it things leaning at larger focal lengths when viewing objects from a low angle such as this shot. At extremely wide angles, it is referred to as a fish-eye lens because of the drastic perspective distortion. Again, I'm no expert on this one.

If it's not too severe, you can correct it with Photoshop or other similar programs, but you will sacrifice some of the perimeter of the image to do it. In the case of the OP's image, it might be due to reality...it's just what the building looks like from that angle.

Here is one of mine taken at 10mm...an example of Note how the horizon curves. This shot was taken at about 800 feet above the ground in a 20-degree banking left turn. The bank is hardly noticeable because of the perspective distortion. You can make out some of the bank if you look at the clouds...they form a pretty straight line that is tilted to the right...

[radityopradipto]

Originally Posted by navcom

Nice shot. Good exposure too. Good use of framing. Only suggestion I would have is to maybe straighten the left building (crop?). Maybe...maybe not. It will also affect the other buildings which may lean too much then.

Hey Navcom
Thx for the critique... Really appreciate it... The distortion is really due to my ultra wide angle lens... i.e. Tokina 11-16 at 12mm >.< That's why the effect is quite enormous here
Anyway, I'm still thinking of getting DxO Optic Pro 6 in the next few month to correct the distortion... Hopefully...

[ijbrewst]

This is a beauty. Don't think I would touch it - the leaning buildings seem to add to the sci-fi ambience of this shot.

Ian

[wal]

cool pic.. seen it on flickr.. interesting architecture and sun add the interest to this pic...

[kgb224]

It works well for me.Outstanding picture captured by you.