London

Taken 21-Sep-14

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Photo Info

Dimensions5304 x 3514

Original file size7.31 MB

Image typeJPEG

Color spacesRGB

Date taken21-Sep-14 13:56

Shooting Conditions

Camera makeSONY

Camera modelDSLR-A700

Focal length10 mm

Focal length (35mm)15 mm

Max lens aperturef/4

Exposure1/500 at f/5.6

FlashNot fired, compulsory mode

Exposure bias0 EV

Exposure modeAuto bracket

Exposure prog.Aperture priority

ISO speedISO 500

Metering modeCenter-weighted average

Digital zoom0x

Metropolis Channel 4

This is another shot taken at the Open House London weekend in September. This is the Channel 4 Television headquarters on Horseferry Road. I visited this on the Sunday and it was a pre-booked only building with a though guided tour. It is similar in some ways to Lloyds of London and was designed by the same architect Richard Rogers.

The viewpoint is looking up through a large skylight at the walkway which is used for the main entrance.

The picture was taken with a Sony A700 with a Sigma 10-20 wide angle zoom at 10mm. Taken handheld. 3 raw images 2EV spacing. Outputted in Photomatrix to exposure fusion.

Photoshop
Extra Detail was brought in with Topaz Adjust Clarity and then Topaz DeNoise was used.
I increased contrast and used Topaz BW Effects for the mono conversion. I used a brightness adjustment layer with a layer mask to bring out the area where the struts meet.