@happypat@callymazoo Will try again tomorrow starting a fresh and see what can do with the red. It was the red that attracted me to it....thanks for your comments.
I agree -- this is a case where distortion is not useful, just distracting, so I do like this version quite a bit. It brings out all the stripes, in fact. But, that door and window in color are wonderful so I look forward to tomorrow's! We were going to post 2 photos of 'the whole' but really, I think just focusing on architecture -- whether elements or buildings in context -- is such fun that you should grab the opportunities as they arise!
It all looks fine to me so I assume you have discovered how to correct the distortion. Realy like the lines in this - a great B&W image. I am still looking for my No2 building for this week. I wish I could find something exciting!!
I'm not always a fan of straightening everything (like horizons), but in this case I do like this one better. Would like to see this one in color, though, I really liked the colors on the other one. In any case, I like the photo in general!
Having looked at both your images, I'm impressed at how much better this looks with the image distortion fixed. I also learnt something new. Nice lines, I am going to prefer the colour version only for that red door!
