The Louvre
At first I dismissed this shot, but on revisiting it I found it charming. A lot of my holiday photos were taken with planning and forethough, this shot however just presented itself I snapped it, and kept on enjoying the wonderful architecture. In showing some of my many photos to friends this was very popular so I decided to share it here.
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BLYTHART
This brings back memories. A lovely photo, Craig.
Michelle422
I am also loving this one. The contrast of the old and the new and its symmetry. That sky is perfect and the people bring life and colour to the scene. Just fantastic! Best wishes, again, Michelle.
Michael Douglass
Terrific shot Craig. Love the balance here between the three amazing structures and that cloud formation sitting perfectly in the background, great job. The sprinkling of people in the foreground really make it.
Andrew Brown
Great shot, perfectly framed and magic clouds. A great example of when not spending to much time on a shot can be as rewarding as a well planned shot.
Tony Moore
It shows off the old and new styles living in harmony. Love the way the floor echoes the glass of the louve.
Simon Fallon
Craig, this image would make a great subject for that ‘model village’ treatment where everything looks like it’s in miniature.
Craig Goldsmith
Thanks everyone for your feedback, Simon are you familar with the model village treatment and how to do it. I know you can do it with a tilt shift lens, or later in post, but I have no idea how.
Mel Brackstone
Craig, this is a fantastic shot. The tilt/shift process is easy enough to do, I just googled tilt/shft technique and found a couple of sites, but I think you need to have a shot from higher up to make it look authentic. Still, its worth a try on the people in the foreground :) It just involves a quick mask gradient and lens blur filter. :)
Craig Goldsmith
Simon I mean Manta sent me a shot he did of it for me, that can be found here It’s a bit big to post directly here.
Mel Brackstone
Kewwwwwlll!!!
Craig Goldsmith
Thanks Mel, I can’t take credit but it is cool. Perhaps Simon and I can see this one as a “collaboration”.
Lachlan Kent
Love this image Craig! There’s so much depth and lovely light, and I love the way each person stands out so clearly. Fantastic work!
Ryan Watts
This is really lovely composition as well Craig. The natural symmetry works really well. Have you considered cropping this into a pano? Personally I’d take out a fifth of the image from the top, about the top of the detailed cloud on the left, then I’d take out a little from the emptiness in the foreground. Its a beautiful shot as is, I’m just turning into a pano freak. (a shame redbubble doesn’t offer framing for them though)