curvature of the scene by northy

curvature of the scene

this is Spadina subway station, as reflected in one of those curvy mirrors that help you see around corners... it's been edited to death in lightroom (then again, most of my shots are) including addition of split tones... for the etsooi reflection challenge...

http://365project.org/discuss/themes-competitions/17891/etsooi-10

for the record i declarified and messed bigtime with contrast and the tone curve... cropped, angled the shot and added the split tones... in addition to, of course, white balance, lens distortion correction, sharpening and converting to black and white... arguably all things i do on a regular basis so i am not sure this properly qualifies as etsooi... so maybe this doesn't really count?

i think it looks better bigger, but i've been saying that a lot lately, so maybe my eyes are just getting wonkier ;p
@ozziehoffy @vase tx for the comments guys.. i decided i didn't like the crop so i moved the one you commented on to my other album and restricted it so as not to bore people too much by making them look at the same shot twice (well - except for you guys... sorry!)...
May 24th, 2013  
That's some eye poppin' tile work! I like what you've done here.
May 24th, 2013  
Wow -- that is some great editing! I didn't realize that this was the theme this week for ETSOOI. It gives me new hope for one of my photos! I love the curves in this.
May 24th, 2013  
Oooow thats gorgeous :)
May 24th, 2013  
Cool framing and curves. Great tones.
May 24th, 2013  
@northy oooh yep. This is better :) Those blues are great.
May 24th, 2013  
very cool image
May 24th, 2013  
I like the abstract nature of the shot
May 24th, 2013  
Very cool, these mirrors offer great photo ops!
May 24th, 2013  
i love it!!
May 24th, 2013  
Very cool, as always :)
May 24th, 2013  
The blue is nice and that curved edge is an eye catcher.
May 24th, 2013  
"i think it looks better bigger, but i've been saying that a lot lately" I had to snigger. I do agree though, about this image. Very cool in cool blue, too.
May 24th, 2013  
Cracking image. Like the blue tones a lot.
May 24th, 2013  
Fabulous - creative - original - love it ..FAV
May 24th, 2013  
Thought is was a fancy cheese grater in the thumbnail! Love it, nice clean lines and great tones. Fav.
May 24th, 2013  
love the use of blue
May 24th, 2013  
inspired! fav
May 24th, 2013  
Jim
A lot of work, but worth it becaue I think the processing makes the shot. Especially the blue tone.
May 24th, 2013  
Ben
Really like this shot!
May 24th, 2013  
very cool image!
May 24th, 2013  
Very cool edit! Love the blue tones.
Most pictures do look better viewed large. :)
May 24th, 2013  
Awesome shot
May 24th, 2013  
very cool
May 24th, 2013  
Right in the middle of the image, there looks like half a woman's face, with really long eyelashes, watching over the solo traveler. But then I might be hallucinating. Fav, I love it, northy!
May 24th, 2013  
Awesome! I love these mirrors but have never been able to do anything as good as this!
May 24th, 2013  
@fishy I see it too... Freaky!

@archaeofrog tx Katie... I think it's less about the mirrors and more about the location... That stations design is cool w those funky tiles, and several staircases :).
May 24th, 2013  
I love this. It's like looking into another world. Fav xx
May 24th, 2013  
Love this mirror reflection. Great etsooi!
May 24th, 2013  
@northy Agreed. Parking garages often don't have quite the same flare ...
May 24th, 2013  
I love all the angles and the linear shapes then the curved reflection adds an awesome twist! No reason not to call it etsooi - you just etsooi a lot! - Not a bad thing at all!
May 25th, 2013  
cool...I like this.
May 25th, 2013  
awesome shot! love the blue tones!
May 25th, 2013  
This is gorgeous! Love the blue tones! : ) fav
May 25th, 2013  
Love the clarity, the slightly curved right angles and the blue tones
May 25th, 2013  
wow this is awesome! love the blue tone and angle!
May 25th, 2013  
Wicked cool!
May 26th, 2013  
Mac
Fabulous curve, color, comp and creativity. Alliteration is all.
May 26th, 2013  
love this - great tones and superb focus
May 28th, 2013  
I love all the shapes going on and the tones are amazeballs!
May 29th, 2013  
really interesting shot. I love the blue and the great perpective from those kind of mirrors. fav!
May 30th, 2013  
If this is the result of your eyes getting wonkier, I say you need not worry. :D
June 2nd, 2013  
Oh, and meant to say the scene looks like it's been made out of Legos. :D
June 2nd, 2013  
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