Old Steel Mill

[tesarver]

It was a cool fall evening as we walked down the path next to the Lehigh river. When off to my left was the old Bethlehem Steel Mill, so I took the ICE ND 1000 filter and placed it on the lens and took this image of the Mill


20 sec @ f/14, ISO 200 @ 29mm
Camera EOS M3 w/EF-M 18-55mm STM

Comments welcomed

Tom

[ST-EOS]

Re: Old Steel Mill

I like that Tom, it's just a shame you couldn't get the space below the reflection to give a little bit of space to the edge of the frame.

[Tigger]

Re: Old Steel Mill

I like that Tom, it's just a shame you couldn't get the space below the reflection to give a little bit of space to the edge of the frame.

agree with Peter

[El Sid]

Re: Old Steel Mill

It's a great subject but it all feels a bit flat. As an industrial subject it really needs a more gritty feel with deeper blacks particularly in the buildings themselves. Try giving it a contrast boost in curves and see what you think...

[atnixon]

Re: Old Steel Mill

I'm tending to agree with the others...BUT...I actually really like that shot..Look forward to any edits that transpire from the discussions

[jimsphotography]

Re: Old Steel Mill

Interesting building Tom.
I think this is well suited to a black and white conversion - the more gritty the better. I quite like your image as it is but if I was going to make a suggestion is that I think the reflection adds nothing to an already interesting industrial structure. Perhaps some long exposure shots of the just the building with a blurred, moving sky - in fact anything that gives it that feeling of a some creepy sci-if film set.
Hope that helps
James

[tesarver]

Re: Old Steel Mill



Thanks Peter, Ian, El Sid, Andy & James.

Here is the image with the a boost in the contrast.

[tesarver]

Re: Old Steel Mill

James here a a different image:
30 sec @ f/16, ISO 100 @ 35mm

[Tigger]

Re: Old Steel Mill

As you've not got all the building in the reflection, I do prefer the second edit Tom

[jimsphotography]

Re: Old Steel Mill

I prefer the one without the reflection - nice work Tom
James

[atnixon]

Re: Old Steel Mill

A big big change with the boost in contrast...far better for me, and I like the inclusion of the reflection

[tesarver]

Re: Old Steel Mill

Thanks Ian, James & Andy for stopping again

[lunarbo]

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Your second one gets my vote. More muscle in the mono.

[El Sid]

Re: Old Steel Mill

Thought the extra contrast would help. Still prefer it with the reflection though.

[tesarver]

Re: Old Steel Mill

Thanks Bo & El Sid.