Liverpool Skyline Under The Storm

Danny-K

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seriously how wrong could the forecast be. it said clear sky's over merseyside tonight, with that in mind i had a shot ive been planning for a while. i wanted the Liverpool skyline with the belt of venus behind it. the forecast look promising so i set off. shortly after coming out of the wallasey tunnel it started raining....hummmmmm.

i was less than a mile from my locations when a huge rainbow appeared and i was stuck behind a L driver, the light was unbelievable i was swearing cursing as i pulled into the car park grabbed my gear in the down pour ran to my spot and then this storm just appeared over Liverpool's skyline.

pretty spectacular to watch a storm develop in front of you. what a show!

Liverpool in the storm by Danny Kenealy, on Flickr
 
Danny-K said:
pretty spectacular to watch a storm develop in front of you. what a show!
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Agreed, and you rendered the dramatic of the situation
pretty well. (y)

Maybe you could neutralize the "not at horizon" effect of
the lens… and that would complete the shot beautifully.
 
Fab capture , more so for the short notice & L driver delays :clap::clap:
 
Kodiak Qc said:
Agreed, and you rendered the dramatic of the situation
pretty well. (y)

Maybe you could neutralize the "not at horizon" effect of
the lens… and that would complete the shot beautifully.
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sorry still a noobie what does that mean?
 
Danny-K said:
sorry still a noobie what does that mean?
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Don't worry, we once were all! :cool:

Because your lens was not "at horizon", the outer
structures look like they're falling in. This effect may
corrected using the keystone tool.

And maybe the horizon too could be tweaked.
 
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Kodiak Qc said:
Don't worry, we once were all! :cool:

Because your lens was not "at horizon", the outer
structures look like they're falling in. This effect may
corrected using the keystone tool.

And maybe the horizon too could be tweaked.
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ok i see what you mean,but whats wrong with the horizon?
 
hope you got your passport stamped ;) going across the water

I like the photo
 
Danny-K said:
…but whats wrong with the horizon?
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If the horizon is correct, not taking about the shore line, buildings
to the right and left of the scene would appear to have the same
"fall in" toward the centre. In your image, the left side is more af-
fected.

Conclusion: both the keystone and the horizon need tweaking!

Here is a suggestion… as your edit says "yes":


Liverpool.jpg


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Cracking shot Danny, love the colour and drama in the sky
 
Kodiak Qc said:
If the horizon is correct, not taking about the shore line, buildings
to the right and left of the scene would appear to have the same
"fall in" toward the centre. In your image, the left side is more af-
fected.

Conclusion: both the keystone and the horizon need tweaking!

Here is a suggestion… as your edit says "yes":

i see the buildings look more vertical, how did you get it too look closer?


Liverpool.jpg


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Danny-K said:
like more zoomed in?
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There are several ways to explain this
  1. these operations come with an image pixel cost
    so the image looks closer
  2. since things are strait, emotionally and visually,
    the approach for the brain is easier and gives the
    feeling to jump right in.
Danny-K said:
how do i correct keystoning?
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Pretty much the same way everywhere in the software
world. Best is to refer to your software tutorials.
 
Nice capture Danny.
I agree about the slight keystoning.
I'm not sure how all software works, but mine (PSE13) is sacrificial, using some of the edge cut-off, allowing the straightening to operate.
Maybe the reason it appears closer, is that a thin sliver of each edge has been lost to permit the straightening?
 
Woke up to this beautiful picture that seemed to dodge really heavy rain, it comes about to satisfy my early morning wake up call very nicely. Thank You
 
It's a cracking image but agree with the keystoning. Pretty easy in Lightroom and Photoshop. You only need to draw a couple of lines at the side of the image along the straight lines of teh buildings and it will sort it out. Do the lens correction while you are at it if you haven't done so already. I think you may have got a better image with the storm than the stars and it has something for everyone in it, nature, manmade, power and beauty and the monotone of the building against the colour of the sky. Love it.
 
ok ive had a go at fixing the keystone, ive never heard of it until it was mentioned but i can now see what it is so thank you for advising me on it. is this better?

stormkeystonefixTP by Danny Kenealy, on Flickr
 
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Well done Danny!
I know you will not forget that tool, ever! :cool:

One more thing:
Are these fingerprints on the 17th floor and 6th
window left of the 4th building? :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

(y)
 
Kodiak Qc said:
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Well done Danny!
I know you will not forget that tool, ever! :cool:

One more thing:
Are these fingerprints on the 17th floor and 6th
window left of the 4th building? :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

(y)
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lol seriously thanks for the help :)
 
Nicely done and love the altered imagec
 
Kodiak Qc said:
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Well done Danny!
I know you will not forget that tool, ever! :cool:

One more thing:
Are these fingerprints on the 17th floor and 6th
window left of the 4th building? :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

(y)
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If the forum has a comp for the 2 best quotes of the year, these are priceless!!!
 
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Possibly from thinking in French… Paul, thanks! :cool:
 
Danny-K said:
ok ive had a go at fixing the keystone, ive never heard of it until it was mentioned but i can now see what it is so thank you for advising me on it. is this better?

stormkeystonefixTP by Danny Kenealy, on Flickr
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We call it converging verticals.........

it's a great pic by the way........
 
Very nice shot it's great when the weather offers such an opportunity.
 
I like it Danny. Very good effort.
 
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