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28-OCT-2006

MC #116 Go Wide... Outside - "Versailles" by Giloun

Mini-Challenge #116
Theme: Go Wide... Outside
Hosted by Jerry Curtis
Dates: January 14th, 2007 at 8:00PM EST to Friday, January 26th, 2007 at 8:00 PM EST
Thread: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1024&message=21666543
Preliminary Results: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1024&message=21824357
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Konica Minolta Users25-Jan-2007 15:10
Thanks for all your positive comments guys. The building and the floor in the reality is straight and flat. It is the pattern of the floor that makes it look like the front part sloping down. The perspective of the WA of course have its effect here.
One thing I like about WA is that I can shoot without a tripod and still get sharp pictures. Subject motion blur of course is another thing. Giloun
Konica Minolta Users25-Jan-2007 11:36
Another great wide view ...I wonder though was there a change in the level of the paving or a ramp, then a flat area. The perspective is unusual...but in a way that is what creates the interest.


Cheers, Paul
Alan Grant21-Jan-2007 15:48
Another interesting use of wide angle, the child in the foreground adds interest. I can't decide whether I like the diverging background or not. If it was my photo, and just out of curiosity, I'd probably try a perspective correction to make the divergence less dramatic, then compare the two and see which works better.
Konica Minolta Users17-Jan-2007 16:57
I really appreciate your observation here. One reason of sharing in this challenge is that I can always learn something from others' comment and just by looking at their works. THX. Giloun
Jerry Curtis17-Jan-2007 11:36
I wouldn't have thought that pointing the camera down from a normal standing position would have this much effect on the perspective, but maybe that's it.
Don't get me wrong, Giloun, my comments were not a ctiticism - I'm quite fascinated by the perspective effect, actually.
Konica Minolta Users16-Jan-2007 17:40
THX Jerry! Interesting observation there. I never realized the awkwardness about the diverging building until you mention it. The fact is the photo has only received exposure level adjustment and rotation and croping. I still can't explain the effect, but I guess I was pointing the camera a bit downward. Giloun
Jerry Curtis16-Jan-2007 03:54
I really like this shot, Giloun, but it has me wondering about my eyesight ;-)
First of all, there seems to be a "break point" in the plaza floor about mid-frame vertically, with the front portion slanting downward - which could be an illusion due the pattern, I guess. But the most puzzling is that, with a low, WA shot like this, the walls of the building are diverging upward - not converging, as one might expect. I can only deduce this is a clever bit of editing to make viewers do a double-take?