Capital Building: This is a shot inside the Capital Building in Lansing, Michigan. Much to my surprise they allowed tripods in the building and it was a good thing, the lighting is...

Dave Johnson Loc: Grand Rapids, Michigan

This is a shot inside the Capital Building in Lansing, Michigan. Much to my surprise they allowed tripods in the building and it was a good thing, the lighting is very subdued. Even with a two second exposure I had to bump the brightness a bit in PS.

f5.6
ISO 100
Shutter 2sec
16mm
5DM3 w/ 16-35 f2.8 lens

Heirloom Tomato Loc: Oregon

Dave Johnson wrote:

This is a shot inside the Capital Building in Lansing, Michigan. Much to my surprise they allowed tripods in the building and it was a good thing, the lighting is very subdued. Even with a two second exposure I had to bump the brightness a bit in PS.

f5.6
ISO 100
Shutter 2sec
16mm
5DM3 w/ 16-35 f2.8 lens

To me this has an Alice Through the Looking Glass meets M.C. Escher and Salvador Dali feel. Is that what you were going for? The colors and detail are interesting but the perspective is unique. I wish we could see it on download, it might give a different impression if seen larger.

Chuck_893 Loc: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

Oh, that's swell! I too wish I could download to see if it's as sharp as I think, but at thumbnail it looks as if I can see detail everywhere, from the foreground cartouche to the whiskers on the portraits of the guys in the rotunda. I love what Tomato saidI can see Dali and Escher tumbling down the stairs with Alice right behind! :D The onliest not-perfect thing I see is what looks like a trash can down right. If it was movable, perhaps you could have dragged it out of frame long enough for the exposure, then put it back? I wouldn't try to clone it out now. I suspect it might look worse unless it was so skillfully done that I couldn't see that it was done. Really great picture! :thumbup:

Nightski

Dave Johnson wrote:

This is a shot inside the Capital Building in Lansing, Michigan. Much to my surprise they allowed tripods in the building and it was a good thing, the lighting is very subdued. Even with a two second exposure I had to bump the brightness a bit in PS.

f5.6
ISO 100
Shutter 2sec
16mm
5DM3 w/ 16-35 f2.8 lens

I am wondering what would happen if you fixed the verticals, Dave. I am also wondering if you took a shot with that archway, and captured one of those portraits inside the archway. Did you play around a bit there in that spot? It seems as thought it would be a fun place to try different things.

smcaleer Loc: Dearborn Heights, Michigan

I love the angle of this shot. The color is very rich and beautiful. Congratulations on a beautiful photo.

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

I'm afraid this one isn't my cuppa. So many angles and views make it a little chaotic for me. Would love to see some studies of more specific features, such as archways, ceiling or molding details.

Dave Johnson Loc: Grand Rapids, Michigan

This was shot from near the floor at 16mm. I was after the distorted look. from this angle I would have to use a tilt & shift lens to straiten the lines (a lens I would love to have).

I'd be happy to make it available for you guys but I'm not sure how. I'll try a few things and see if I can make that happen. I'm at work now so I can't do much until I get home.

Nightski

Dave Johnson wrote:

This was shot from near the floor at 16mm. I was after the distorted look. from this angle I would have to use a tilt & shift lens to straiten the lines (a lens I would love to have).

I'd be happy to make it available for you guys but I'm not sure how. I'll try a few things and see if I can make that happen.

Elements 11 has a tilt shift filter...I've never used it.

Dave Johnson Loc: Grand Rapids, Michigan

Nightski wrote:

Elements 11 has a tilt shift filter...I've never used it.

That would be a pretty radical adjustment in this case but you might be able to do it.

Dave Johnson Loc: Grand Rapids, Michigan

Heirloom Tomato wrote:

To me this has an Alice Through the Looking Glass meets M.C. Escher and Salvador Dali feel. Is that what you were going for? The colors and detail are interesting but the perspective is unique. I wish we could see it on download, it might give a different impression if seen larger.

Thanks Tomato, I was going for a different angle though I'm sure it wont appeal to everyone.

Dave Johnson Loc: Grand Rapids, Michigan

Chuck_893 wrote:

Oh, that's swell! I too wish I could download to s... (show quote)

Thanks Chuck, I'll see if I can redo the post so you can download the photo.

Dave Johnson Loc: Grand Rapids, Michigan

smcaleer wrote:

I love the angle of this shot. The color is very rich and beautiful. Congratulations on a beautiful photo.

Thank you Sue, Grab your tripod and check it out. It's a pretty cool building and will challenge your skill. :)

Chuck_893 Loc: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA

Nightski wrote:

Elements 11 has a tilt shift filter...I've never used it.

Dave Johnson wrote:

That would be a pretty radical adjustment in this case but you might be able to do it.

Indeed, very radical. I just found out that any leveling or other adjustments like it are "lossy" (I'll try to find the details but I was as surprised as you might be), besides which when you apply the corrections well, best to show you. Dave, if you can get a downloadable version up I'll show you. The thing works well enough for small corrections, making allowance for loss of overall sharpness plus cropping, but this needs a tilt-shift and even that might be asking too much. I still like it exactly as it is! :thumbup:

Dave Johnson Loc: Grand Rapids, Michigan

Linda From Maine wrote:

I'm afraid this one isn't my cuppa. So many angles and views make it a little chaotic for me. Would love to see some studies of more specific features, such as archways, ceiling or molding details.

Yeah, normally I prefer a simpler composition too but I did like the way this one came out. Thank you for your comment though. I may post a couple of other photos I took there and they might appeal to you more as they are more minimalist.

Country's Mama Loc: Michigan

This is a beautiful building. I didn't realize you could use a tripod either. Might have to make a trip there.
I think I would have liked it better with a more tradition shot with a level camera. The camera angle is distorting it so much it is distracting, I think you were trying to include too much in one shot, but the important thing is you tried something different and YOU like it. :)