How can I fix this?

[Manta]

This shot was taken from the observation deck at Q1, the 78-storey "World's Tallest Residential Tower" in Surfers' Paradise.

It was about 1.00pm, a hazy day with plenty of salt spray around and I was shooting through glass. (They wouldn't let me throw a chair through the window to get a clearer view. What's with that?!)

Is it a lost cause? Is the image even worth trying to tweak?

Your advice would be very welcome.

[Manta]

Here's another one...

[rooboy]

Looks pretty good from here

Maybe just bump up the contrast with a bit of levels or curves? The colour looks a little cool as well, particularly in the sand. I love the angle though, great shot.

[Manta]

Thanks Rooboy - I tried both your ideas before posting but I should have been thinking 'selectively' rather than 'globally' ..

Contrast: when I got it right for the majority of the picture, the shadows under the buildings in the foreground went almost black - I'll try it again using a layer mask so I can leave those areas alone.

White balance: again, this was tricky one due to the differences in blues, greens and creams in the shot. I did push the WB quite a bit from the original - the haze plus the glass gave things a very blue tinge. I'll give it another go though.

Thanks for your response.

[Big Red]

it would have been better taking a pic on the other side of the building with the sun behind you, maybe you could go back up at a different time ?
did you get any looking south ?
i will have to try and get up there soon myself to have a go.
looks like late afternoon might be a better time ... thanks for the heads up

[Manta]

it would have been better taking a pic on the other side of the building with the sun behind you, maybe you could go back up at a different time ?
did you get any looking south ?
i will have to try and get up there soon myself to have a go.
looks like late afternoon might be a better time ... thanks for the heads up

I got pics from all round but the southern ones were really washed out due to the haze.

You can get up for $15 during the day (which I thought was pretty reasonable) plus you can pay an extra $8 and go back for another visit any night. It's very impressive - I've been in a lot of 'world's tallest' things and this one feels the most solid!

[leek]

The horizon's not straight Simon

Wow! that thing is high - I'm getting vertigo just looking at your pic...

[Manta]

The horizon's not straight Simon

I knew there was something about it that irked me! Gary must have taken that book out from under the corner of the server..

[Big Red]

it would have been better taking a pic on the other side of the building with the sun behind you, maybe you could go back up at a different time ?
did you get any looking south ?
i will have to try and get up there soon myself to have a go.
looks like late afternoon might be a better time ... thanks for the heads up

I got pics from all round but the southern ones were really washed out due to the haze.

You can get up for $15 during the day (which I thought was pretty reasonable) plus you can pay an extra $8 and go back for another visit any night. It's very impressive - I've been in a lot of 'world's tallest' things and this one feels the most solid!

i think you can get a seasons pass for 50 bucks and i was thinking of getting one.

[Manta]

That's a good deal Shane, especially when you're relatively close by. Q1 would be a fabulous base camp for approaching storms, fireworks shows, aircraft flybys, all kinds of stuff that would look great from a heaven's-eye view.

[PALL]

stunning angle of vieiw,i dont see any glassdust or distortion either.very good.