Opera House Portico  by taffy

Opera House Portico

This is the portico to the Civic Opera, another fisheye shot. Still working on where to stand to take into account what I lose to crop to the circle format (in camera, the result is an oval where the top and bottom go off the frame, so I have to crop to a 1:1 to create a true fisheye). In this one, I stood a little to close, but the ones from further back didn't have the right type of distortion and had too much sky. But, a good learning experience and I was pleased with the post-processing result, given what I had to work with.
Thanks for your fun comments on my space station!
Stunning effect
March 16th, 2018  
Love it. Excellent composition
March 16th, 2018  
superb as always
March 16th, 2018  
Very cool!
March 16th, 2018  
Ready-made for the fish eye effect! Learning experiences are always good practice! I'd say you fared very well!
March 16th, 2018  
This is amazing, a fabulous capture and fav!
March 16th, 2018  
So cool. I love it.
March 16th, 2018  
lovely fisheye capture
March 16th, 2018  
What a wonderful effect ! This looks really cool.
March 16th, 2018  
Your B&W processing of architectural images is exquisite - such delicate tonal gradations.
March 16th, 2018  
Great effect! Fav
March 16th, 2018  
Oh fabulous!
March 16th, 2018  
The fish-eye views are such fun - such exotic architecture in this one. Very neat!
March 16th, 2018  
Fabulous. fav.
March 16th, 2018  
Nice effect.
March 16th, 2018  
Oh, this is a fun shot! I love new perspectives.
March 16th, 2018  
Fantastic picture.
March 16th, 2018  
Love the leading line and vanishing point, repetition, details
March 16th, 2018  
Very cool and creative.
March 16th, 2018  
Love the fisheye shot! FAV
March 16th, 2018  
Fun effect and I love the woman walking at the left side.
March 16th, 2018  
Another great shot!
March 16th, 2018  
I think this great Taffy.The lines and size of the first two pillars emphasise the importance of the entrance and as always your focus and detail are amazing. Fav
March 16th, 2018  
Your fisheye shots are awe inspiring. Love the inclusion of the words on the right since it adds to this never ending feeling of the composition. Fav.
March 16th, 2018  
Just as important, you avoided your feet in the image, maybe it's a problem for me because of my big feet.
March 16th, 2018  
This composition feels so powerful as if someone were standing over me -- and then there's that Faust advertisement . . .
March 16th, 2018  
Great composition, love the inclusion of the advertisement on the right
March 16th, 2018  
This is fabulous, Taffy! Faust, oh my!
March 16th, 2018  
Cool shot.
March 16th, 2018  
Cool shot
March 16th, 2018  
Love this fish eye shot!
March 16th, 2018  
Very cool!
March 16th, 2018  
Lovely, how it all lines up. Also, the pillars feel like huge feet, stomping along the sidewalk. So imposing!
March 17th, 2018  
Fantastic pic
March 17th, 2018  
I do love your fisheye pics. I love the symmetry of this one. fav
March 17th, 2018  
I love how the fisheye exaggerates and curves the columns.
March 17th, 2018  
Wow, this shot just about sucks your eyes into the shot and along the passage between those impressive columns. The fisheye make some very powerful images.
March 17th, 2018  
Lve this variationon this scene. Something re the circle and the rounding of the pillars sucks me in
March 17th, 2018  
Wonderful balance and subtle gray tone transitons
March 17th, 2018  
Love the distortion.
March 18th, 2018  
Great shot
March 18th, 2018  
Looks like you nailed it.
March 26th, 2018  
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