Submarine Cell Block

[Arthur Morris]

From an 8-frame (manually) bracketed sequence with the Canon EOS-5D that I borrowed from Denise and the 15mm fisheye lens. (Be sure to change only the shutter speed while keeping the aperture constant. Eastern State Penitentiary workshop; it was fun. Giotto's tiny ballhead, Wimberley P-5 camera body plate, and Gitzo 3530 LS tripod.

Don't be shy; all comments welcome.

[Jay Sheinfield]

Art, I like it one step closer...................feels more engaging. Otherwise very cool.............

[Arthur Morris]

Thanks Jay. I Like both versions for different reasons.

[denise ippolito]

Love the fisheye view and wish that I had thought of it! I think Jay makes a good suggestion but the doorway on the left needs a bit more of a buffer IMO. I think somewhere in between, maybe to the edge of the floor shadow. Very nicely processed and I think the best view of this cell block I have seen.

[Brendan Dozier]

Very cool looking image and effect with the fisheye lens, Artie. Great cold, stark feel to this, I think I agree with Denise that somewhere in between might be the best crop.
Like the title. Would be great to hear a little bit of background about this cell block, but I can always google it.

[Andrew McLachlan]

Hi Arthur, I love the original post with the wider view. Colors and quasi-grunge are great. My only little nit - in the first doorway on the right near the bottom there is an itty-bitty black spot that looks out of place.

[Richard Lovison]

Arthur,

Love the HDR processing. I prefer the original post that gives more distance between the center railing and the observer... adds mystery.

What bothers me slightly is that when I see a composition like this, I'm assuming the photographer wants me to focus on some form of symmetry. For me, that symmetry is upset by the differences in size and shape between the conduit and bluish area in the foreground on the left compared to the conduit and bluish area on the right. The left side just feels heavy. Maybe with this foreground, angeling the shot to the right might have helped the balance?

Richard

[Paul Lagasi]

I like the work and HDR effect that went into this image, I like the 1st image, makes it look immense but must have been the opposite, for the prisoners. The colors and etail almost make me feel like I am there....super cool

[John Storjohann]

I saw this and I thought, "Wow...it's like a scene from Aliens or 2001:A Space Odyssey...taken through the bubble of a space helmet." It gives that eerie, foreboding sense of something about to happen...or something that has happened....and the scene has been left desolate of anything to connect with. You can almost hear someone breathing through a respirator or oxygen tank in the background. I love the series of open cell doors in the image...I like the depth of the OP but I also like the "in your face" intensity and feel of the repost as well; it'd be a tough call between the two, but I do miss some of the shadowing in the tighter crop. The perspective of the fisheye really makes the shot...and a little of that is lost in the repost. Very cool.

[Arthur Morris]

Arthur,

Love the HDR processing. I prefer the original post that gives more distance between the center railing and the observer... adds mystery.

What bothers me slightly is that when I see a composition like this, I'm assuming the photographer wants me to focus on some form of symmetry. For me, that symmetry is upset by the differences in size and shape between the conduit and bluish area in the foreground on the left compared to the conduit and bluish area on the right. The left side just feels heavy. Maybe with this foreground, angeling the shot to the right might have helped the balance?

Richard

Thanks Richard, If I ever get back up there I will try it :).

[Arthur Morris]

Thanks all. Andrew, I cannot see the black speck....

[Arthur Morris]

An afterthougt: Jay, your crop does not leave a "border" for the light fixture at the top; that is a violation of rule 38c.

[Jay Sheinfield]

An afterthougt: Jay, your crop does not leave a "border" for the light fixture at the top; that is a violation of rule 38c.

I know, I did. I saw what Richard saw and was just trying for better balance...........,and, just being lazy about canvass adds. I really like rules #55a and #55b.

#55a: there exceptions to every rule
#55b: there are no exceptions to Rule #55a

[Arthur Morris]

No need for adding canvas, just a bit wider crop .

I preach both 55a and both 55b as long as you have a 1/2 way decent reason. But a light fixture that is too close to the edge is always too close to the edge.... That is rule 117f and it can never be broken....

[Jay Sheinfield]

So let it be written...........

Recall rule 117g, an electrical conduit (and junction box) that is too close to the edge, is always too close to the edge. Did I start this? Just for smiles, Art.

[Arthur Morris]

So let it be written...........

Recall rule 117g, an electrical conduit (and junction box) that is too close to the edge, is always too close to the edge. Did I start this? Just for smiles, Art.

Smiles are always good.