Perspective

[minicoop1985]

It's a college. I don't need to line it with empty beer bottles. It already is lined with empty beer bottles.

 

[minicoop1985]

Alright, here's the deal. I did exactly as I mentioned. Didn't like it. The extra distance between the lens and the wall ruins the DOF I want, and the overall feel just didn't do it for me. Frankly, I like the edit of the original, so I'll keep working on it and keep your comments in mind. Here we go again.

 

[minicoop1985]

Here it is. Cropped, but the contrast was already set to the max, so I screwed with white balance and the individual color options to add a little more.

Perspective redux by longm1985, on Flickr

Lemme have it, guys.

 

[Vince.1551]

The sky is inevitable so I suggest that you leave it as it originally is. Just select it and bring down exposure to match the ground on the bottom right hand corner to give tonal balance. Cropping robs you off a fine composition. Symmetrical shots are best placed in the middle. Have you tried using the dopper to try to mark your black & white to optimize contrast?

 

[minicoop1985]

I haven't, actually. I didn't know you could, really. I'll have to try that-it works in Lightroom, right? The sky, that makes total sense. I hadn't thought of it that way, but with the darker sky, it definitely looks better. On the crop, I THINK I got it in the middle, but I'm not the best at judging that, so I could be wrong. I absolutely agree with you though-symmetry means dead on in the middle.

 

[Vince.1551]

I haven't, actually. I didn't know you could, really. I'll have to try that-it works in Lightroom, right? The sky, that makes total sense. I hadn't thought of it that way, but with the darker sky, it definitely looks better. On the crop, I THINK I got it in the middle, but I'm not the best at judging that, so I could be wrong. I absolutely agree with you though-symmetry means dead on in the middle.

Hmm I use CS6 and Nikon NX-D. Embarrassingly I'm still fumbling with Lightroom