Deansgate Locks

[sGu]

A shot of Deansgate locks with G-Mex centre in the afternoon, Manchester.

c&c welcome :D

http://gu.smugmug.com/photos/59921196-L.jpg

[condyk]

I likee PP-ing you did on it. Great composition. Looks like rain again up there ;-)

[Mills]

Good Work!

[sGu]

Cheers condyk and Mills!

It was my first attempt with HDR image processing, more to come :)

[elTwitcho]

Alright, I can't get HDR to work for ****. How many exposures did you take and which blending mode did you use?

[BottomBracket]

Ah, HDR, no wonder you have great texture in both the buildings and the sky. Very processed look, it works pretty well here. Very dramatic shot, what with a foreboding sky and the buildings seemingly toppling down.

[JaertX]

holy crap that is cool! I realize the sky is the sky that was there, but it doesn't look real for some reason...maybe all the direct sunlight on the buildings, etc.? Anyway, nice shot and pp!

[Streetshooter]

I like it...but if I get images like that on my setup...I'm going back to film......


anyway...Peter Max would love it....don

[sGu]

Rich, it was two exposures, one for the sky and one for the foreground, I used tone mapping to adjust the look, then the usual level and curve in ps.

BottomBracket, JaertX and Streetshooter, thanks for your nice comments :D

[dewmuw]

That is superb. Although seeing that tower everyday I still haven't worked out what it will look like when it is finished!

[sGu]

Cheers Damian!

Speaking of the tower, I think it'll look like what it looks like now, nothing special, just a big match stick in the middle of Manchester.

Whereabout in town do you work???

[Kevin]

Cool shot. Nice PP work.

[dewmuw]

Cheers Damian!

Speaking of the tower, I think it'll look like what it looks like now, nothing special, just a big match stick in the middle of Manchester.

Whereabout in town do you work???

I work just on the edge - Albert Street. But I am in the town centre everyday (more or less). I always look at your shots to see if I am in them! :D

[christopherpm]

I like this shot loads - the sky is fantastic. Well done.

[sGu]

Cheers, Chris! :D

[PeaPicker]

That looks cool.
Like "War of the Worlds" sky. :)

[sGu]

Thanks Jon :)

[rudgej]

That's a very nice effect.

[sGu]

cheers John :D