Stairway to heaven

[wotcars]

after a freind suggested this shot would look great in a B&W conversion i had a play
quite pleased with the out come
http://www.photoradar.com/photos/131...y-to-heaven-bw

Please leave comments good and bad thank you

Post edited to show photo - Chris-P

[DigiDiva]

I love the sense of height this shot gives. I love it and would be proud if it was mine. A great angle to shoot from. I would love to have seen this as a long exposure, to catch the movement of the clouds...I beleive this is a long (or is it a big..) stopper (Im just a learner, so probably talking rubbish..lol)

[chris-p]

I like this shot. Lots of good tones for a black and white shot. It is an ideal candidate for this sort of treatment.
The only thing I'm not too keen on is that it's wonky. Architecture photos are usually all about perfect lines and intersecting angles, regardless of the architectural style. You've got all that here but fact that the tower is pointing to the left spoils it for me. I'd straighten it up in Ps (or other program) and perhaps add a vignette on it to really draw the attention to the tower and not the windows.
It's got perfect depth of field though, and it's really sharp and nicely thought out.

[wotcars]

digidiva yeah bigger stopper is the term unfourntley didnt have tripod with me that day but im quite often in Bath so might have another go if the clouds allow and thanks

chris thanks for the comments tbh its one thing i forgot about will straighten it up might have a play with vignette (thou havent done it before )
thanks again for the comments

still havent worked out how to get the pic in the message umm

[chris-p]

Originally Posted by wotcars

might have a play with vignette (thou havent done it before )

There are several ways to do it but my personal favourite is to use a levels layer as it gives you more control.
Use the circular/oval select tool and put it in the top left corner of the photo and drag it to the bottom right so you select most of the image in an oval. Refine the edge of the selection and feather it by 250px. Press Ctrl+Shift+I to invert the selection and then create a levels layer. Drag the midpoint slider around to make the areas selected darker.

You can do it with just a black layer and vary the opacity (or similar) but it destroys detail and tones. Using levels is more adjustable, more flexible and more natural.

Originally Posted by wotcars

still havent worked out how to get the pic in the message umm

Go to the picture in your gallery and right click on the magnifying glass icon above the top right corner of the photo that opens the large version. From the drop down menu, select "properties".
In the dialog box select the link/address/url (the exact name depends on the browser you use) and copy it to the clipboard using either Ctrl+V or right click and "copy". This address MUST end in ".jpg"

Then, you need to come back to you forum post and insert the address between the following tags (written exactly like this):

[IMG] paste address here with no spaces [/IMG]

That will make it display. If you want to make it clickable, you can use extra tags. A whole thread exists on how to post into the forum (click here) and it even contains links to 2 different video tutorials on how to do it as well.

[wotcars]

Thanks Chris will have a play over the next few days and let you know how it comes out

[Baffled]

Great shot. I really like the unusual angle. It goes somewhere in resolving the usual problem of the subject appearing to fall backwards when taking photos. of large buildings. I'd be proud of the photo. had I taken it.
Thanks also to Chris for explaining how to post a photo. on a forum. After consulting the faq's page I have tried unsuccessfully, for the past few days, to post photos on this forum. I'll now try again. Regards John (Baffled)