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Royal Liver Building in fog, Liverpool, UK

Royal Liver Building in fog, Liverpool, UK

NIKON D7100

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Aperture f/3.3 ISO 100 Shutter 1/500 Focal Length 340/10

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Mar, 2016

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Fantastic image, great DOF, b&w works great perfect composition, a wall hanger, in gallery, your talent is beyond reproach Alan

Many thanks, Doug. I greatly appreciate your compliment.

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Stunning!The gorgeous Liver Building captured beautifully.

Many thanks, Shireen. This building is really photogenic in any conditions.

brilliant shot!!

Many thanks, Doris.

good job really

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Location

This photo is The Royal Liver Building, taken from the churchyard of St. Nicholas, at Liverpool's Pier Head. To the right, is part of the church. To the left is part of Tower Buildings.

Time

Sometime in the afternoon

Lighting

The day was overcast, with an expressionless sky.

Equipment

A Nikon D7100, fitted with a Sigma 17-70mm zoom.

Inspiration

Exploring the St. Nicholas' churchyard, I noticed the unusual view of the Royal Liver Building (a subject I had photographed many time from the front, but never from the back) and I was intrigued by the way it was framed by the other two buildings..

Editing

I took the shot in colour, processed it in Adobe Camera Raw, then opened it into Photoshop where I converted to B&W using the Google Nik Silver FX Pro plugin. Finally, deciding that the overcast sky let it down, I added the fog using several layers of different opacity.

In my camera bag

I always carry my Nikon D7100 fitted with my "walkabout" Sigma 17-70mm zoom. I also carry a Nikon 70-300mm zoom, a Sigma 10-20mm super wide-angle zoom and occasionally my Nikon 35mm prime. I always carry a spare battery, cleaning cloth, blower and filter clamps (for removing obstinate polarising or daylight filters fitted to all my lenses). If I intend trying some long exposures I carry my MeFoto travel tripod and various ND filters.

Feedback

One trick for photographing iconic buildings is to avoid a straightforward, "postcard" shot. Instead, look for interesting angles and points of view, or pick out details in the architecture and concentrate on them rather than the whole building.

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