Neighbourhood in 20mm

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I have a feeling that you’re right about a head-on shot being the better composition for this scene. It would show the 3 doors in more of a comparative view, in a “same but different” way.
And for more symmetry, maybe forget the right-hand door, and just frame the other two with the windows on either side. They would then mirror each other and reveal their differences better.

By the way, what is the wide-angle lens and camera body combination?

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i dont mind the angle. this time i found two details that made me curious:

  1. The strange hook next to the middle door seems to serve no purpose.
  2. The two doors on the left have no water damage as they are protected by means of the top cover. The door on the right has a problem and i would recommend a “traufkante” as it is called in German.
    I like the photos.
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Viltrox 13mm on a X-T4.

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You mean the one close to the bottom? That’s for scraping off dirt from the shoes. It’s often found at older buildings here.

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A last attempt, head-on. I don’t really like it. The perspective distortion is way too much. Unfortunately I can’t get further way without the fence getting into the view.

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I quite like the head on shot. There is some perspective distortion that could probably be improved in darktable (or whatever software you use). It might be just me but I think that shot would be a great candidate for a high contrast B&W treatment.

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I really like the last one, these are really pretty. The bird in the top of the shot is a very nice detail that makes the shot more interesting than just a normal picture of a house. I think shorter focal lengths are really neat (95% of the time I shoot with a 24mm prime) so it’s cool to see these.

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I also like it. It feels made with purpose rather than some random shot. I have three points you might want to consider:

  • the reflections in the glass door are distracting, I have no immediate idea how to remove but I think that would help.
  • I do not mind distortions at all but I love perfect symmetry. If I look at the horizontal line the grass creates this is not straight. Also the distance from the steel construction to either side of the frame is not identical.
  • The half-cutted windows in the first floor could be removed and you could use a more extreme aspect ration. This would increase tension in my understanding but without looking at it it is hard to make a guess.
  • The idea of b/w conversion or using something like Classic Chrome is interesting.

Thanks for the image and the thoughts created from it.

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