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Sony Forums Challenges | all galleries >> Challenge 137: Fill Up the Frame (hosted by Katherine Kenison) >> Challenge 137: Eligible > edit image
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09-FEB-2007 Helen Betts

1st Place Winner
Atrium
by Helen Betts

Istanbul, Turkey

From the first floor of my office. Since I spend at least 12 hours a day here, I seem to be unable to take pictures of much more than my immediate surroundings :-).

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Guest 13-Feb-2007 10:44
Wow, what a pretty shot, Helen! Your composition is superb ...and is making the building look more impressive than it really would be!
Tabrizi 12-Feb-2007 02:37
Brilliant shot Helen... Seems nice to work in such a building...
Jerry Curtis11-Feb-2007 22:44
Super shot, Helen! Excellent exposure and composition.
Guest 11-Feb-2007 17:29
Wonderful shot Helen, just perfectly done! Great entry for this challenge too!
Katherine Stanback's Photos10-Feb-2007 23:18
Great shot - I love the curves and lines, the clouds, and the very cool perspective! It's surprising you didn't have to do much to correct for distortion.
Helen Betts10-Feb-2007 22:57
Thanks, Tyler. Amazing enough, I did very little correction for distortion (the second time around), just had to pull the right-hand corner up a smidge after I straightened the image. I like to photograph architecture, and distortion is the bane of my photograpic existence, so this was a relief :-). Helen
Guest 10-Feb-2007 21:38
Very captivating shot, you did an excellent job. May I ask if you had to correct for distortion? I see that it was shot at a wide angle. Thanks.
Helen Betts10-Feb-2007 17:53
Thank you for the comments! My newspaper's building is truly stunning, and I've taken to bringing my camera every day to work with me, mainly to get a shot outside that I'm waiting for the right moment to take. But I figure I may as well try to capture some of the building as well, and people are getting used to seeing me shooting some unusual things around there. I sometimes do feel a bit silly doing it, but I've learned to just ignore everybody around me to a certain extent :-) Helen
Franky2005 10-Feb-2007 14:02
With this sourrounding you won't need to go outside. It is an amazing image and for sure I love the perspective. Wow!
photocat37 10-Feb-2007 14:01
Wonderful shot. The clouds give a nice backdrop to the beautiful architecture. I'm always afraid of looking goofy when I try to take shots like these :-)
jp 10-Feb-2007 11:35
Wow, that's amazing.
Well, done, Helen. I probably would have fallen over backward taking this shot. ;-)