Alberti Posted August 31, 2007 Share #1  Posted August 31, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) In Paris, along the edge of the Parc Monceau, there is a famous 'Red Building'. It is a building with a Pagode-like design from 1926. I took the first picture using the automatic exposure and the red sort of is a bit dull. http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1088/1285864127_06ac1c05c1_b.jpg  The second one, I used the incident light meter set at 160 A. Here the colour is really dramatic. http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1140/1286685388_75e903603e_b.jpg  I'm interested in your thoughts. Which do you like best? (M8, Voigtlander Color Skopar, 25 mm, at 1/750th of a second, approx F5.6) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MrEd Posted August 31, 2007 Share #2 Â Posted August 31, 2007 Hi Alberti, I don't normally go to links to view images, however this time I looked. Yes I agree, the second picture is better. ...nice rich colors, I could see a few spots on the blue sky that look like dust on the sensor. Great shots. Thanks for sharing. Ed. Â Â . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spylaw4 Posted September 2, 2007 Share #3 Â Posted September 2, 2007 Conversely I preferred the first one! I find the colours in the second one too saturated and dark - does not appear natural to my eyes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fernando_b Posted September 3, 2007 Share #4 Â Posted September 3, 2007 I find view direction of the second with colour of the first, best suited to show the characteristic (pagode) of the building. Colours of the second are shocking, tough. Fernando. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luigi bertolotti Posted September 3, 2007 Share #5 Â Posted September 3, 2007 The second gives a much better perception of the building's architecture : but seems to me too strong in color (but, I haven't seen the original). Â Just to try a 5-minutes wotk, I made reframing/perspective/color in PS... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted September 3, 2007 Share #6 Â Posted September 3, 2007 Alberti, Â A very interesting building, which you have 'seen' well. I prefer the angle of the second shot because there is more depth to it. Â The first shot is at an oblique angle to the light source so I would expect the colours to be more subdued irrespective of incident or reflective metering. Â Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberti Posted October 1, 2007 Author Share #7 Â Posted October 1, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) The second gives a much better perception of the building's architecture : but seems to me too strong in color (but, I haven't seen the original).Just to try a 5-minutes work, I made reframing/perspective/color in PS... Â Great work Luigi. Thanks . I must include you in my workflow! The building is more accessable. Stupid, but what is PS you used to get the JPEG cropped? Good recoloring (You added I think 1/3 stop). Â Yes, this framing takes out the sometimes tiresome effect of the WA shot (obligato on the pavement). On the other hand it makes a natural awesome effect (pedestal, socle). Then the remaining effect of a tilt lens is great (it is a very low distortion lens and very easy to use on an M8 .) (Even on the smaller size sensor a 24/25 mm lens works out fine and the RF-lines help a lot while I have learnt that it is easy to point the central spot on the horizon.) Â albert Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberti Posted October 9, 2007 Author Share #8 Â Posted October 9, 2007 Just want to share that last week (at last, travels..) I got my prints back and the second picture of the building is just right in colour and expression. The one using the incident meter looks best and renders the building perfectly. albert Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joachimeh Posted October 9, 2007 Share #9 Â Posted October 9, 2007 The second one presents the true characteristics of that building. Great shot and framing! Â The first hides mor than does it show. Could be any building. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberti Posted October 11, 2007 Author Share #10  Posted October 11, 2007 The second one presents the true characteristics of that building. Great shot and framing! The first hides more than does it show. Could be any building.  Thanks for your nice comments and Luigi for the smart framing service albert Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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