Greek graphism

[bje07]

Never take picture at noon, .... except if you want contrast.



Why this title? because it was taken in Santorin Island.

[Shadowman]

Nicely composed.

[ccphoto]

Needs some distortion control. I'd perhaps convert to a full B&W and then go to some plug in extremes with texturing just to kick it around a bit.

[Mike Buckley]

Great eye! I like the distortion because it enhances the inherent disorientation of the various strong lines in the scene. I'm sure I would have converted this to monochrome but I think the color adds a very interesting touch to the scene.

[bje07]

Good suggestions Chris.
After subtil distorsion modifications and playing with Silver effect, the result :



Is it what you have in mind?

[ccphoto]

Perhaps isolate your hard white diagonal and tone it down a stop or so. I'd use a levels adjustment then feather in the edge to make the blend work better.

My argument with not fixing the distortion is the play here seemed more to be about the geometry of the B&W contrasts. This seemed more lens issue than a misalignment of the camera to the plane of the wall.

[Mike Buckley]

Great texture in the monochrome version.

[bje07]

Chris, an essay to reduce the white of the diagonal, but I'm not convinced; may be I didn't correctly understand ?
Concernining distorsions, I thought you had corrective lenses very accurate

[ccphoto]

I think this edit and yours are about the same only I opened up the whites a bit on the left doorway to provide some contrast.



I just isolated the diagonal light area, applied a levels adjustment which can be seen in the lower right box, the n feathered that selction for a less hard edged contrast blend. these are photoshop tools but I think you'll find a lot of these tools in other programs.

[bje07]

I use Photoshop CC as well as LR CC and many others.
Your result is a bit different as I modified also the white part of white on the left.
Thank you Chris for sharing your adjustments.

[ccphoto]

If you don't share what you know, then I think the point of a forum is completely lost. I may not always be right, but even a wrong judgement or one in the wrong context opens up a good chance for a meaningful dialogue. There's lots of good stuff out there to learn and I make a point of learning something new every day. Fortunately, my brain is only half full so there's always room for more.