Saturday, February 23, 2008

The Custom House in Dublin, constructed in 1781, situated on the banks on the Liffey. Probably one of the nicest buildings in Dublin. And it's even on the north side...

(2.5 secs, F/8, 18mm, ISO-100, 18/2/08)

I quite like this picture. Of the half dozen or so I tried of this building, I think this is about as close as I got to a decent shot. Fitting the building in was a challenge for the 18mm end of my lens and what's not shown here is the aggressive crop to remove the railings and footpath on my side of the river (I had to stand quite far back). As with all my shots recently, there has been some white balance adjustment.

One of the problems with this building is the non-uniform light along the front. Whilst it gives it some feature, it's a git to give a level exposure as a result. In any of the shots I took where the dark areas were properly exposed, the bright areas were totally blown. I know I could have taken two shots and pasted them together, but I decided against it for now*

The other shot of the building worth showing is this one...

(15 secs, F/11, 18mm, ISO-100, 18/2/08)

But, I reckon Dermot got a cleaner sharper version.

 

 

 

*Though it may appear in the future when I get some experience with that sort of activity in Photoshop/GIMP...

Post Date: Saturday, February 23, 2008 7:49:07 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
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Monday, February 25, 2008 9:21:16 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
I like the second photo of the Custom House better than the first. The perspective gives a sense of scale for the building.
Shereen
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 10:26:50 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
I like the second one better too the angled shot is more interesting and the reflections look better nice work :).

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