Good Old Alexandria

[HatemGKotb]

A couple of shots from the old part of Alexandria, Egypt.
Shot using the 10-22 mm Canon lens.
I'd appreciate any comments on how to take better architecture shots .. Thanks!

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[splashy]

My personal opinion, the are too extreme. I would straighten the corner and pull the walls to a more 'normal' proportion.
If the lens is narrow for the picture, I make a MANUAL panorama, in this case about 4 pictures from left to right, first bottom, second middle, third the top and sky.

These picture I stitch with a free program called Microsoft Ice, most of the time with a very good result.

[McrDave]

My fave is the first one - you've kept the detail under the lintels well, I like that - I'd be really interested to see what would happen if you brought the exposure down a little. The sky is a little washed-out for me. I'm with 'splashy' here; try to straighten it up a bit and see how it looks. I do like the b/w conversion.

Well done.

[Kodiak]

I'd appreciate any comments on how to take better architecture shots…

Hi Hatem,

I would have two tips for you:

• Straight lines are a must in more serious architecture shots. This is not
an extreme opinion for someone who wants to improve. Get familiar with
the Keystone adjustment tool would be your next step AFTER…

•Foreseeing more room around your subject because the Keystone tool
will cost you some frame real estate… may be a lot, like in the case of
the two photographs presented here.

I like the toning in your rendition… old style!

[Manfred M]

Hi Hatem,

I would have two tips for you:

• Straight lines are a must in more serious architecture shots. This is not
an extreme opinion for someone who wants to improve. Get familiar with
the Keystone adjustment tool would be your next step AFTER…

•Foreseeing more room around your subject because the Keystone tool
will cost you some frame real estate… may be a lot, like in the case of
the two photographs presented here.

I like the toning in your rendition… old style!

A third, but quite expensive, option is to shoot with a perspective adjustment (PA) lens (a.k.a. shift / tilt). If you are planning to do a lot of architectural shooting , that is something you might want to keep in the back of your mind. The Canon lenses are very pricey, but the 24mm Samyang (available in Canon mount) is much less expensive.

[Shadowman]

Nice efforts, I would suggest stepping back a bit if it's possible to get the entire structure within the frame.