Critique Welcomed Chicago Buildings

[Brian Moore]

I was in Chicago in February and took my Olympus OM-2n and a new lens for it that I had recently bought: an Olympus Zuiko 35mm f2.8 shift lens.

The film I used was Arista EDU 400 (rebranded Fomapan) that I processed in Rodinal.

This was my first experience using a shift lens. You'll see significant vignetting in several of the images. This was due I think to the fact that I had a hood on the lens and when I shifted the lens the hood was getting in the way! You learn by your mistakes!

NBC Tower


The Wrigley Building


Trump Tower


The Marina Towers


Lake Point Tower


Skyline


Your Humble Correspondent

 

[Pete Askew]

What a super set and the vignettes don't worry me at all. But who is that shadowy figure?!

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Very good, Brian. Is the lens designed to counteract converging verticals? If so, it does it well. I like the hood effect - gives them a certain stylistic stamp. But I can't see anything wriggly about the second...

 

[Pete Askew]

There's a radiating pattern of black dots on the payment centred on the building if you look closely!

 

[Brian Moore]

What a super set and the vignettes don't worry me at all. But who is that shadowy figure?!

Thanks Pete. (Only the Shadow knows.)

Very good, Brian. Is the lens designed to counteract converging verticals? If so, it does it well. I like the hood effect - gives them a certain stylistic stamp. But I can't see anything wriggly about the second...

Yes Rob,...the shift function is designed to counteract converging verticals. As to the wriggliness of the building, I used a fast enough shutter speed to stop the action. Thanks Rob.

 

[Brian Moore]

There's a radiating pattern of black dots on the payment centred on the building if you look closely!

Well-spotted Pete. Those were reflections off the glass of a nearby high rise.

 

[Pete Askew]

Not giant blobs of chewing gum then!

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Looking at these again. The Wrigley building is a wonderful shot, Brian. I can totally see the advantage of the lens, and the two figures help with scale. You've shared a lot of your architecture shots before, and I think this lens will really help you get where you want to go in that genre, while still having a stamp of your own. Good work.

 

[Brian Moore]

Looking at these again. The Wrigley building is a wonderful shot, Brian. I can totally see the advantage of the lens, and the two figures help with scale. You've shared a lot of your architecture shots before, and I think this lens will really help you get where you want to go in that genre, while still having a stamp of your own. Good work.

Thanks Rob. I appreciate that very much.

 

[Dave Farnes]

Wow! That is a fantastic set of images, love them. The vignetting is not a problem, if anything it adds to the mood of the pictures.

 

[Brian Moore]

Wow! That is a fantastic set of images, love them. The vignetting is not a problem, if anything it adds to the mood of the pictures.

Thank you Dave. Much appreciated.