Stratosphere

[Darcy Grizzle]

While out chasing clouds for the contest, I wanted to do something different. I like the way this came out other than the distortion from the wide angle at the bottom. Tried the distortion tool but as you can see in the lower right it warped the parking garage even more LOL. Needless to say after playing with it for 3 hours or so, I gave up, dumped the raw but forgot to dump the jpg so here we are!

 

[Mike Mancil]

Well, don't let it rain on your day, it's a good capture of an ominous looking cloud.

 

[Darcy Grizzle]

Well, don't let it rain on your day, it's a good capture of an ominous looking cloud.

hahah Thanks Mike

 

[AlanLichty]

This is the territory where tilt and shift lenses come into play although this would still be a difficult shot given the point of view.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Good to experiment and see what reactions you get.

 

[JimFox]

Hey Darcy,

I think this makes for a good B&W, that cloud is sure ominous looking.

As for correcting WA distortion, skip the Lens Correction too. Use the Warp too instead. That way you can pull and tug at the photo to straighten leaning lines. It's super easy, and my preferred method for correcting distortion.

 

[Darcy Grizzle]

Hey Darcy,

I think this makes for a good B&W, that cloud is sure ominous looking.

As for correcting WA distortion, skip the Lens Correction too. Use the Warp too instead. That way you can pull and tug at the photo to straighten leaning lines. It's super easy, and my preferred method for correcting distortion.

thank you for the tip Jim, I will give that a try!

 

[Martín el Escocés]

I like it as is, Darcy. "Stratosphere" suggests some sort of distorted perspective!

 

[Darcy Grizzle]

I like it as is, Darcy. "Stratosphere" suggests some sort of distorted perspective!

Thanks Martin, I never thought about that!