Wow thanks for all the comments and votes, this is my best so far at DPC.
Now to answer everyone's queries and debunk some stuff:
- Yes these are the Petronas Twin Towers, a.k.a. KLCC, right in the capital of Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur).
- Due to the overcast sky and nature of the building itself, this made the whole picture look like a duotone or B&W. Trust me, it isn't! ;)
base 1: 1/1; challenge: 2/3; technical: 2/3; aesthetics: 1/3; total: 6
I think I've seen these buildings in other photos and in at least one movie. Photo attempts to be symmetric, but fails -- needs to be cropped a little more on the right to make the edge the same as on the left -- also in looking closer, the whole thing tilts to the right.
The bland, nearly imperceptible presence of sky appears itself to be dwarved by the mono(duo-)lithic subject. This simple and precise composition suits the slightly wide format of the image. The perspective makes excellent use of lens perception.
Not a lurid or glorious image, but an astoundingly appropiate teatment (the choice of b and w, avoidance of excessive lighting) of such horrific architecture.
I think it would be better if the building were either more centered in the frame or if they were at a more interesting angle. They're slightly off-center here. I do like the black and white, though - I usually see these in color.
Amazing perspective. Very good clarity in terms of sharpness. It has a gloomy feeling to it though. Maybe brightening would have helped? Still, decent shot.
Nice perspective of the towers. Looks like they are about to tumble on top of you! This does meet the challenge very well in my book but the overall shading, contrast of the picture seems just slightly off to me.
these are impressive buildings of course but I don't know that it's a landscape. the lack of any context is jarring. maybe in color or with a more textured sky it would work better? still a 7 :)
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