Round the Bend by newbank

Round the Bend

I was drawn to the sweeping lines of the hotel we stayed at. At this point did wish had proper camera with me so could have attempted better!
@taffy I'd be intrigued at your thoughts on this one. I only had my old compact that is sort of broken in that I couldn't change any exposure/aperture settings etc just point it and shoot. I'd love to have done it justice like your building shots!
March 30th, 2015  
I love that you got a figure in there...and I think the lighting and exposure and comp are great! Super pov!
March 30th, 2015  
I like the light coming in and giving contrast to the surfaces. Lovely curved shapes
March 30th, 2015  
Clever shot, ticks lots of boxes. Fav.
March 30th, 2015  
You're right. I'd have been all over that place checking angles and compositions, very cool.
March 30th, 2015  
Great to see your images again. Hope you are feeling refreshed These black and white shots are superb. Love the figure walking away on this. :-)
March 30th, 2015  
Like all the curves.
March 30th, 2015  
like the lines in this!
March 30th, 2015  
I love the composition and all my suggestions are relatively easy in post processing. Do you use lightroom or aperture? My thoughts are that I wouldn't change a thing re composition. The curve of the lines takes me right into the image, and that half-person silhouetted coming around the cure is intriguing. It's the lighting/shadows/light that I'd work on. In LR, I'd use the graduated neutral density filter (the rectangle) to darken the upper part which is a tad blown out. Then, I'd up the contrasts a bit to sharpen the distinction among the lines. I might up clarity a tad as well. Then I'd probably export to Silver Efex and just play around with the sliders from the basic look (maybe the artist preset, or the full contrast & structure (smooth) starting point. It really is a strong composition and worthy of the time.
March 30th, 2015  
very nicely observed
March 30th, 2015  
Nicely done
March 30th, 2015  
Wonderful composition on this. If you have LR I would love to see it after you do as @taffy suggests.
March 30th, 2015  
Lines, comp and light are great, b&w is perfect for this.
March 30th, 2015  
Very nice!
March 30th, 2015  
Very cool, great choice of B&W
March 30th, 2015  
Wonderful swirls of blac & white.......it looks a very modern hotel indeed & a perfect title!
March 30th, 2015  
Great architectural shot, lots of curves and interest
March 30th, 2015  
A super image. The inclusion of the partial figure really makes this for me.
March 30th, 2015  
Love how you've captured a slight indentation in the curve here on the right. Fab composition.
March 30th, 2015  
I love this shot, so much to look at. Love the different layers from bottom to top and the curves and the person walking almost out of view is intriguing.
March 30th, 2015  
Really nice lines and curves, and that snippet of human element.
March 31st, 2015  
Superbly composed, and the figure makes it. Fav
March 31st, 2015  
In the hotel
March 31st, 2015  
Sam
It looks like you are on a cruise ship!
March 31st, 2015  
I wouldn't worry about it - looks pretty good on whatever camera you used
March 31st, 2015  
Wonderful Ruth. I love the composition.
March 31st, 2015  
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