Brutalist Architecture

[Shadowman]

f/3.5, ISO 100, 1/500sec, 18mm

[Clactonian]

Yep, that's brutal. Works well as a mono. I'd like to see it with the verticals corrected, which might make it even more blocky.

[Shadowman]

Yep, that's brutal. Works well as a mono. I'd like to see it with the verticals corrected, which might make it even more blocky.

Hi Mike,

Thanks for commenting, I corrected as much of the verticals as I could within the framework of this particular capture.

[george013]

Hi Mike,

Thanks for commenting, I corrected as much of the verticals as I could within the framework of this particular capture.

It could be done better. It's an image which is sensitive to converting lines. I don't know what you used but I just tried it with Viewpoint from DxO. No problem

George

[Shadowman]

It could be done better. It's an image which is sensitive to converting lines. I don't know what you used but I just tried it with Viewpoint from DxO. No problem

George

I used the camera distortion tool in PSE.

[dem]

Converging verticals is not a problem here. The problem is that after converging verticals have been fixed, there is quite a lot of barrel distortion.

Edit: perhaps they haven't been fixed...

[george013]

I'm trying to place it as an attachment but I don't succeed. It says Invalid File.

CiC doesn't accept jpeg, had to change it in jpg.

I don't see any barrel but it's also a small picture.

George

[Shadowman]

I see the difference, thanks for the example.

[mugge]

Nicely done, John even though I dislike Brutalist Architecture. The examples I am aware of are soulless contraptions of practicality, no more.
Cheers Ole

[Shadowman]

Nicely done, John even though I dislike Brutalist Architecture. The examples I am aware of are soulless contraptions of practicality, no more.
Cheers Ole

Hi Ole,

Architecture styles beginning with Modernism has faced much criticism, however I'm sure there were some sceptics during the Renaissance period as well. Thanks for commenting.

[LePetomane]

It looks like something from the former Soviet Union. There are many abandoned structures like that.

[Manfred M]

Brutalist architecture is definitely architectural material I like shooting as well. These structures often have very few windows and the large surfaces of pure concrete tend to give shots that are quite simple.

I find that you are just too tight with this shot and the image looks too cramped with the framing you used. More space around it would have given you a stronger composition, but I suspect that there likely wasn't a lot of space to do that because of nearby buildings. That is one of the downsides of shooting at 18mm; a lot of extraneous material gets dragged into the shot.

[Shadowman]

It looks like something from the former Soviet Union. There are many abandoned structures like that.

Hi Paul,

There are at least three structures in the area, I plan to shoot them as well, thanks for viewing.

[Shadowman]

Brutalist architecture is definitely architectural material I like shooting as well. These structures often have very few windows and the large surfaces of pure concrete tend to give shots that are quite simple.

I find that you are just too tight with this shot and the image looks too cramped with the framing you used. More space around it would have given you a stronger composition, but I suspect that there likely wasn't a lot of space to do that because of nearby buildings. That is one of the downsides of shooting at 18mm; a lot of extraneous material gets dragged into the shot.

There's a few different angles I can approach this from, there is an observation tower to the right of it so I will try a high angle capture when I get a chance.

[george013]

Brutalist architecture is definitely architectural material I like shooting as well. These structures often have very few windows and the large surfaces of pure concrete tend to give shots that are quite simple.

I find that you are just too tight with this shot and the image looks too cramped with the framing you used. More space around it would have given you a stronger composition, but I suspect that there likely wasn't a lot of space to do that because of nearby buildings. That is one of the downsides of shooting at 18mm; a lot of extraneous material gets dragged into the shot.

I don't understand this relation.
If you refer to the buildings in the background, they will be there whatever focal length you use. The only downside of shooting short focal length is the distance to the subject: the shorter it is the more change of converting lines in this example.
In general I would say if you think the background is distracting in some way you can make them part of the picture. Something like if you can't beat them, join them.

George

[Shadowman]

Captured with 50mm lens this time, requires shooting with some obstructions in front of me; will plan to do a high angle shot next time.