Frat House aka Eastwood

[Greg McCary]

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

[GB1]

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

[MB1]

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

What a dump!

[Greg McCary]

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.

[SmartWombat]

High contrast is fine on my calibrated monitor.

[Xia_Ke]

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.

[freedom1500]

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

[Greg McCary]

Thanks Freedom1500, Aaron, Paul

[Tuna]

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

[Greg McCary]

Thanks Tuna.....

[KyRain]

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.

[Greg McCary]

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.

[Len J]

Love the reflection......

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

len