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Steps and Shadows: fun or sassy, architectural to pastoral

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Phil Marion

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interior of The National Art Museum - Mexico City


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Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Charles L Webster said:
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Steps and Shadows​

Canon 50D EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro lens, 1/500 @ f/10 ISO 200
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This, Charles, is a remarkable architectural and attractive image. The sharp, dark zigzag shadows in the light sand colored steps seem to argue with each other yet are in some energetic harmony. The one cross linking shadow on the lower step helps to firm up the composition. Many of us might have cloned that out and that would have been a simplistic mistake.

Asher
 
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Charles L Webster

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Asher, thanks for your insightful comment.

I saw the conflict (your "argument") and found the resolution in the cross shadow. I didn't think of removing it. Hmmm
 
Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Michael Nagel said:
Stairs are always fascinating...Best regards,
Michael
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Michael,

I wondered how the image might look with redistribution of tonalities, as if we printed it on different papers in the darkroom. I hope it's O.K. that I offer this alternate but ambitious presentation with some reservations, as it's just with the published jpg and not the original file and can't really express the full potential of the picture.

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Michel Nagel: Stairs

Edited for tonalities AK​

I hope this still is within bounds of your intent! There's no longer the impression of blasting overhead light, washing everything away, but that could have been your careful plan and perfect execution and then i'm totally on the wrong track!

Asher
 
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Michael Nagel

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Sandrine - I like the subtlety of your approach.

Asher - it is funny, but I had the same thought while posting. I think that I was still under impression of the bright light when I did the post processing that day, so this version did not come to my mind.
I was aiming for the geometry and the surface of the front part of the steps that day.

Best regards,
Michael
 
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