Before and After Building Shot

[pxchoi]

I made a post a few weeks back on this photograph and I got some really good feedback and I put them into motion.

Before
http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab50/pxchoi/_MG_1106.jpg

After
http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab50/pxchoi/_MG_1106Final.jpg

Feel free to comment!

[sokun]

Nice improvements! Did anyone mention cropping that bland foreground element? You've got so much vibrance coming from the top that it almost feels like that foreground is sucking the joy outta the pic.

[pxchoi]

Nice improvements! Did anyone mention cropping that bland foreground element? You've got so much vibrance coming from the top that it almost feels like that foreground is sucking the joy outta the pic.

Thanks! It took me awhile to put that feedback into use because I'm still learning about Photoshop and all the great things it can do. haha

I kind of like having that foreground there. This shot was taking in Tacoma, WA on Pacific AVE where this a lot of older buildings with newer developments taking place, and I like having that foreground there to give it that feel. If it wasn't for that empty lot, I wouldn't have been able to take that shot in the first place.

[pxchoi]

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab50/pxchoi/_MG_1106Forum.jpg

I decided to lower the saturation in the windows to give a more realistic reflection but I did want to push the photograph a bit onto the abstract side. But hopefully this is a better compromise.

Also I was wondering how the sky was looking? I did bump up the vibrancy a little bit in the sky to make it pop a little more. I've gotten some feedback that it didn't look "realistic" but my monitor has been calibrated.

[jetcode]

I think the saturation is fine ... the building is surreal the concrete is not. What might be nice is to go completely surreal and place the building on something completely different like a sand dunes or remove the concrete portion all together or find concrete with colorful graffiti on it.

Just a thought ... the building and sky are great ... I liked the pink buildings too ... they added more of the surreal charm

[pxchoi]

I think the saturation is fine ... the building is surreal the concrete is not. What might be nice is to go completely surreal and place the building on something completely different like a sand dunes or remove the concrete portion all together or find concrete with colorful graffiti on it.

Just a thought ... the building and sky are great ... I liked the pink buildings too ... they added more of the surreal charm

Thanks for commenting. I'll add the buildings in to see how it looks. I made a thread a few weeks prior and a few people advised maybe taking the buildings out as they found them to be distracting.

[pxchoi]

http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab50/pxchoi/_MG_1106Final-2.jpg

I added the original building off the right to make it feel like its actually in a city on not off in some remote area. Hopefully it gives image more balance.

Again feel free to express your thoughts.