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18th Century City Centre
18th Century City Centre
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Challenge: Wide Angle (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: Grote Oost, Hoorn, The Netherlands
Date: Oct 15, 2005
Aperture: f/8.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200s
Galleries: Urban, Vintage
Date Uploaded: Oct 16, 2005

 This will probably do pretty poor in the challenge and I am not entirely happy with this photo but it was the best of the day at 18mm (18-70mm DX).
I would have prefered stronger front elements, complemented with a suiting background. Therefore this is not what I had in mind. My main interest was also with the Reflections II challenge, for which I used the 30mm prime that sits on the camera most of the time.

This is "Het Grote Oost" (The Great East) in Hoorn. Once the street of the rich Eastindia traders and other rich families. The Foreest family was the richest and most influential.
There is a good chance that these are still one of the most expensive buildings in the old centre.
From here we are looking towards De Rode Steen (The Red Stone square) and the grey/yellow building is the Westfries Museum. Build in 1632.

The lighting was hard, it needed a lot of correction in pp. There is some distorion left, but also the buildings are a bit leaning over to the front.

Editing 1461
Load the NEF in NC 4.3.2
- Color to Adobe RGB
- One version 0EV comp and one version +1.5 EV compensation (from the same NEF)

PS 6.0
- load the +1.5EV pic (good buildings, blown out sky)
- load the 0 EV pic, select only the sky, copy to selection to new layer
- remove 0 ev pic
- set sky layer opacity to 75%
- flatten
- DV +3
- Contrast USM
- Contrast +9
- Dodging and burning (museum darker)
- Contrast USM
- PT lens distortion correction
- Resample
- USM
- sftw

Date: 15.10.2005 at 10:07:40
Zoom: 27 mm KB (18,0 mm Real)
Resolution: -- (RAW)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D70
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 10/23/2005 03:31:23 PM
Serious lean on those buildings. :( It could be a very interesting scene if shot from a slightly different angle/location.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX7
Panasonic Lumix G 14mm F2.5 ASPH
10/21/2005 01:30:43 AM
Nice natural colors and tones, but the buildings look as though they are about to fall over.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-RX100 VI
Canon EF 28-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 10/20/2005 04:33:52 PM
Amsterdam ?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 10/18/2005 05:41:32 PM
Nice image; however, the perspective appears like the rows of buildings are going to crash into one another. I'm not sure, but I think being an advanced challenge, we possibly are allowed to correct perspective?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 10/18/2005 03:34:37 PM
The "leaning" of the buidlings created by the wide angle lens at an angle is overpowering.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 10/17/2005 11:16:17 PM
Awesome....Great job..!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 10/17/2005 09:04:32 AM
Great sense of line. I like the architecture. I might richen up the sky color just a bit. Great clarity and focus.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Canon EF 500mm f/4.0 L IS USM
 10/17/2005 06:25:31 AM
The leaning building on the right is a bit scary :-)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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