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Here's a couple from the Australian Technology Park at Redfern, Sydney, formerly a train yard. C&C appreciated...

Pretty happy with this first one.








More here.

Macka - I can't view these through my work system (doesn't like SwimminginaFishBowl at all!) but I'll check them out later at home.

2nd one is very nice, the contrast between the dark blue sky and the door
i would just distort the image a little so the top horizontal line is horizontal
but as is it does have that whacky characteristic quirk

Macka, I really like #4. Love the stark quality the b&w has given this shot. Cheers, Mick.

Nice shots Macka, I do like the B&W treatment of #1 & #4, one little niggle with #1 is the perspective is out of wack.

Bob.

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Thanks guys.

Simon - Sorry, not sure what the problem is.

Wendell - How would I go about distorting it. I have so much trouble photographing buildings - I get so confused by the lines and the distortion.

Oscar - thanks.

moggy wrote:one little niggle with #1 is the perspective is out of wack.

I'm not sure I know what you mean. Do you mean it needs straightening?

macka wrote:Thanks guys.

Simon - Sorry, not sure what the problem is.

Wendell - How would I go about distorting it. I have so much trouble photographing buildings - I get so confused by the lines and the distortion.

Oscar - thanks.

moggy wrote:one little niggle with #1 is the perspective is out of wack.

I'm not sure I know what you mean. Do you mean it needs straightening?

hi macka if that's your real name

in photoshop if you know how to use the guides pull a horizontal one down to the top horizontal of the building

then select all and select menu 'edit' then 'transform' then 'free distort'

you will see 4 handlers(boxes) on each corner move them about you'll get the gist of it, it's easy to move this around if you extend the window to full screen annd zoom the image out so you have soem buffer space around the image

after you doen movin those handlers and distrorting yout image press enter

done

manipulating hte image digitally is cheaper than buying a rectalinear lens or whatever they are called

macka wrote:Simon - Sorry, not sure what the problem is.

Not a problem at your end Kris - just our over-zealous filtering system.

As for the images (now that I can see them!) - I really like them all. Strong and in-your-face!

As far as critique is concerned: the windows (aluminium frames?) don't quite sit right in the second shot - they just look out of place. Suggest you find the builder and give him what-for!

To my eye, you can get away with the perspective shift in the first shot but it's really apparent in the second, twisting the image a little - compare a verticle edge on the left of the corrugated iron to one on the right. I'm not sure fixing this would make for a better shot though...

I love the tree and seats - beautifully composed!

Really like the treatment you gave to the last one and something about the yellow door in all that brick says something to me
Doug

Dougie & Simon, Thanks.

Alright, here's my attepmt at correcting the distortion on image #1 using transform -> perspective. I must admit it didn't really bother me, but now that I've done this I see what you're all talking about. Still not perfect but, I don't think it ever will be without one of those fancy tiltshift lenses.



Edit: If anyone else wants to have a go, feel free.

Here's the yellow door corrected:

Kris, really like the 1st and 4544, not sure if it is yours or Patrick's but quite an interesting image