Some random fun with a WA lens

Went out with the 17-35 on my A850 yesterday, and had lots of fun. Cycled for almost 50km as well while I was at it .

So here's what I count as being at least decent:

1) OOohh reflective


2) Lifeless


3) Modernization everywhere


4) Catching the last sunrays for the day


All C&C is more than welcome.
P.S. Tried to correct the distortion on #1 and #3, but only with limited success.
Exif is inside if anyone is interested.

Cheers!

Edited by Guy - 27 February 2012 at 19:16

I agree on #4, a little more fill would make the canal look better and make the reflections pop.
#3 looks to need a little lens distortion correction, plus a smidge of leveling.
If #2 was a to show a dreary lifeless lane to nowhere, as the title seems to indicate, then a touch more fill and a slight increase in contrast and it'll be spot on.
I like #1. I would try to make the reflections on the buildings face stand out a little more. Bump up the highlights a bit and a tad more contrast and shadows should do the trick.
Just my 2 cents worth.

Hallo Captain Willem!

Thank you for the very good comments.
I will try to answer them a bit:

1. Sky is good, maybe what more fill light on the building.

Yes, I liked the sky here a lot, and I will also try with the fill light to see if I like it even better

2. It's to dark, fill light helps. Sky is good. But it's to empty, only a strong leading line to nothing. When you have, a subject in the lane, it get's much stronger.

Well, it is dark. I wanted it to be dark because of the title, and I already added fill light here. The leading line to nothing is on purpose, I'll make an excuse and say that this is modern art .

3. Sky's are your strong point, again a little fill light. And the church is not level, on the base. And modern it is, wel spotted.

I agree, the church could use more fill light.
But the church is not level, because I tried a lot of counter distortion and perspective tweaks, but it was impossible to fix completely. (I will show the original when I get home).

4. And again, use fill light, to bring out the shadows. And 1/2 stop more exposure, is no problem.

Will try here, but then I think that the contrast gets a bit lost, well try try I shall. Thanks for the comments again! They are very very appreciated


P.S.: I use LR 3.2