Frat House aka Eastwood

Yep. A real Frat House. Remember Animal House?????

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k3...astwoodRFF.jpg

Greg - It has potential, but I'm not sure about the contrast level.. seems hard on the eyes and is missing a lot of detail. The straight on view of it like this is also something that seems a bit off - I would use this angle for a shot of a pretty door and facade, maybe not for a beat up frat house :)

Maybe a lower angle, slightly offset. Maybe with a broken beer bottle or two on the ground in front (supplied by you? why not).

I'd be interested in reading others' thoughts here...

G

I agree that the contrast is pretty high. I do like the reflection in the door glass.

What a dump!

Thanks MB, I dropped the contrast but it looked a little flat and I was hoping the reflection would help carry the image. I also tried a desaturated version. Thanks GB and beer bottle is a great idea. This is a very easy reshoot.

High contrast is fine on my calibrated monitor.

The high contrast works for me. I really think G has a good idea with the beer bottles though. It would add a nice final touch to this shot.

No problem with the image contrast on my monitor either -- still plenty of shadow/highlight detail. I think this shot is great.

Thanks Freedom1500, Aaron, Paul

Perfect for high contrast - great detail throughout. Your straight-on approach works really well here. Wonderful reflection to add depth - something that would be lost at any other angle.

Tuna

Thanks Tuna.....

Greg, the thing that draws me to this is the tree reflection in the glass. I'd like to see just a closer shot of that with most of the bricks and the window above "Eastwood" left out.

Thanks KyRain. I guess you figured out where this one is at? LOL I will go back and give it a go but I have to be careful not to get my reflection in it too.

Love the reflection......

2 beer bottles, on on it's side at teh base of the door jamb would enhance the image.

len