Rui Zhang
March 2025 - Tengwang Pavilion
About the Image(s)
Tengwang Pavilion, located in Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, China, 653, for the Tang Taizong Li Shimin's brother Teng Wang Li Yuanying as Jiangnan Hongzhou governor of the repair; for the beginning of the Tang poet Wang Bo made the “preface to the Tengwang Pavilion” and famous; is one of the four great buildings of ancient China, “. When shooting, the most dense part of the scene was intentionally taken without shooting the whole picture of it, in order to emphasize its architectural staggering.
Title: Tengwang Pavilion
Equipment Used: OLYMPUS E-PL7, 17mm f/1.8; handheld
Camera Settings: ISO 200, 1/250, f/2.8
Where and When: Nanchang, China, March 8, 2019
Post-Processing: first in Lightroom, then adjusted in photoshop
This round’s discussion is now closed!
5 comments posted
I like the subject, the composition and the colors.
I looks like the right side has more light than the left.
Not sure if it would be better if the light was even (by changing exposure/contrast with a gradient mask).
I would try straightening the columns just a bit, so they align with the border. Would that make sense? I don't know much about architectural photography. Posted: 03/08/2025 19:34:13
I looks like the right side has more light than the left.
Not sure if it would be better if the light was even (by changing exposure/contrast with a gradient mask).
I would try straightening the columns just a bit, so they align with the border. Would that make sense? I don't know much about architectural photography. Posted: 03/08/2025 19:34:13
Your advice is excellent and much appreciated. There is some distortion in the building because it is very tall, so I stood down and shot upwards. It would definitely be better if in the retouching, I could straighten the building. Posted: 03/09/2025 03:04:37
This for me really shouts travel image. I really like the tight zoom in. Further away all that detail would be overwhelmed. I agree the light balance on the RHS is too light and the straight line on the bottom right is obviously not parallel. Both easily adjusted in Lightroom. Posted: 03/19/2025 03:45:38
Exquisite ancient architecture, with details showcasing the exquisite craftsmanship of the time. The screen can cut off the backlit part on the right side Posted: 03/19/2025 20:47:33
(Group 3)
An image that simply oozes with old Chinese culture, the shapes and colours just keep my eye wandering around the composition. Posted: 03/25/2025 06:46:50