Has this ever happened to you? You see something interesting… a reflection, an intricate patchwork of shadows, a striking glow of light hitting an interesting subject? You take the shot but then, upon later inspection, find that it’s only so-so.
This is such a photo. I took it minutes ago on my iPhone 4 as I entered the back door of an office building. I was intrigued with the long drawn lines from the shadows set off against the concrete pillars and hand rails toward the right. Upon inspection, once I settled down inside, it was clear to me that there wasn’t much here.
But, perhaps with a bit of strategic cropping and a contrast boost and b&w conversion…? You’ll note I also blurred the corners to draw the viewer’s eye toward the central parallel lines. Total post processing time in iPhoto? 1 minute.
Still not an award winner… but better, I hope. What do you think?
Posted by Rey
Nice cropwork 🙂 I think I would have skipped the blurring of the corners and added some vignetting instead. That’s me, I like a more natural look.