Tokyo Alleyway with some Lightroom FX

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JPar

Senior Member
This was taken on my way to the subway in Tokyo.

I pulled it into Lightroom and jazzed it up a bit. Does it work?

tokyo_alley.jpg


  • Make:NIKON CORPORATION
  • Model:NIKON D3000
  • DateTime:2012:09:08 11:05:47
  • ISOSpeedRatings:100
  • Flash:16
  • Software:Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.6 (Windows)
  • ExposureTime:1/200
  • MaxApertureValue:3
  • FNumber:7.1
  • LightSource:0
  • Focal Length:18 mm




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ohkphoto

ohkphoto

Snow White
I pulled it into Lightroom and jazzed it up a bit. Does it work?
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If you're referring to the "jazzing up", then yes, I like the effect on the street letters and the green is nice and vibrant.
I also like the use of a wide angle and the vanishing point.

In terms of technique, composition and impact, the photo needs a little more "oomph". The "air conditioner" on the building wall is a distraction and so are the dark shadows. This scene would have been a good candidate for HDR. So even though you have nice perspective and a great vanishing point, I find myself pulled to different parts of the scene and looking for a center.

I would give this photo a 9/12 (-1 for impact, -1 for creativity and -1 for technique) IMHO
A very nice photo with lots of potential. Keep up the good work.
 
J

JPar

Senior Member
ohkphoto said:
If you're referring to the "jazzing up", then yes, I like the effect on the street letters and the green is nice and vibrant.
I also like the use of a wide angle and the vanishing point.

In terms of technique, composition and impact, the photo needs a little more "oomph". The "air conditioner" on the building wall is a distraction and so are the dark shadows. This scene would have been a good candidate for HDR. So even though you have nice perspective and a great vanishing point, I find myself pulled to different parts of the scene and looking for a center.

I would give this photo a 9/12 (-1 for impact, -1 for creativity and -1 for technique) IMHO
A very nice photo with lots of potential. Keep up the good work.
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Thanks for the useful tips, ohk!

Everything seen in the photo pretty much is pure effect. The original was kind of bland, so I played with the look a bit.
 
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