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Chicago Skyline.

This is the best I could do, with my travel tripod and trying to avoid the reflections from the glass window on the observation deck.

Don't know if this could have come out better with a better lens or different settings.

Janse · 07-03-2019, 01:00 PM - **1 Like**

Very nice.

**MSL** · 07-03-2019, 01:05 PM - **1 Like**

I think its a great shot. I'm sure you could spend hours tweaking the contrast or the shadows etc and maybe find minor enhancement, but I certainly found little to complain about on first glance.

RobG · 07-03-2019, 04:27 PM - **1 Like**

Nice shot! You were luckier than me - when I went to the Sears Tower, it was so smoggy that I had to wait until after dark before the view was visible.

**JensE** · 07-03-2019, 07:20 PM

Nice shot indeed, I like the tonal scale just as-is. There is some perspective distortion caused by pointing slightly down and maybe some pincushion distortion (Did you apply lens correction?), causing the left tower to lean left. I'm somewhat sensitive to that, so I would correct it. Adding a little synthesized sky left/right would help to avoid cutting off too much in the low corners.

**suraswami** · 07-03-2019, 09:23 PM

Originally posted by JensE

Nice shot indeed, I like the tonal scale just as-is. There is some perspective distortion caused by pointing slightly down and maybe some pincushion distortion (Did you apply lens correction?), causing the left tower to lean left. I'm somewhat sensitive to that, so I would correct it. Adding a little synthesized sky left/right would help to avoid cutting off too much in the low corners.

This is all too technical to me ha ha. All I did was mount the Camera on to my travel tripod, kept it in a darker place close to the glass wall, pointing bit down, 2 sec timer, released shutter. I am not sure if lens correction is available for non-pentax lens.

I will check if I can correct it using Photo Shop.

Thanks for your inputs.

**Ash** · 10-13-2019, 10:50 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by suraswami

Chicago Skyline.

This is the best I could do, with my travel tripod and trying to avoid the reflections from the glass window on the observation deck.

Don't know if this could have come out better with a better lens or different settings.

Quite a spectacle. Thanks for sharing.

nonpigliounoshoot · 10-14-2019, 01:09 AM - **1 Like**

Nice sky line, congrats.

**pbancr** · 10-24-2019, 02:27 PM - **1 Like**

Looks great to me. Bet it would make a nice print to hang on a wall....

**Archimedes the Dog** · 10-24-2019, 02:38 PM - **1 Like**

Very nice image, well exposed.

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07-03-2019, 01:00 PM - 1 Like	#2
Janse Inactive Account Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 4,460	Very nice.

07-03-2019, 01:05 PM - 1 Like	#3
MSL Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Greater Toronto Area Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,756	I think its a great shot. I'm sure you could spend hours tweaking the contrast or the shadows etc and maybe find minor enhancement, but I certainly found little to complain about on first glance.

07-03-2019, 04:27 PM - 1 Like	#4
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,905	Nice shot! You were luckier than me - when I went to the Sears Tower, it was so smoggy that I had to wait until after dark before the view was visible.

07-03-2019, 07:20 PM	#5
JensE Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Leipzig Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,975	Nice shot indeed, I like the tonal scale just as-is. There is some perspective distortion caused by pointing slightly down and maybe some pincushion distortion (Did you apply lens correction?), causing the left tower to lean left. I'm somewhat sensitive to that, so I would correct it. Adding a little synthesized sky left/right would help to avoid cutting off too much in the low corners.

07-03-2019, 09:23 PM	#6
suraswami Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2015 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 419 Original Poster	Originally posted by JensE Nice shot indeed, I like the tonal scale just as-is. There is some perspective distortion caused by pointing slightly down and maybe some pincushion distortion (Did you apply lens correction?), causing the left tower to lean left. I'm somewhat sensitive to that, so I would correct it. Adding a little synthesized sky left/right would help to avoid cutting off too much in the low corners. This is all too technical to me ha ha. All I did was mount the Camera on to my travel tripod, kept it in a darker place close to the glass wall, pointing bit down, 2 sec timer, released shutter. I am not sure if lens correction is available for non-pentax lens. I will check if I can correct it using Photo Shop. Thanks for your inputs.

10-13-2019, 10:50 PM - 1 Like	#7
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Originally posted by suraswami Chicago Skyline. This is the best I could do, with my travel tripod and trying to avoid the reflections from the glass window on the observation deck. Don't know if this could have come out better with a better lens or different settings. Quite a spectacle. Thanks for sharing.

10-14-2019, 01:09 AM - 1 Like	#8
nonpigliounoshoot Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2019 Posts: 735	Nice sky line, congrats.

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pbancr Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southeast Connecticut Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,582	Looks great to me. Bet it would make a nice print to hang on a wall....

10-24-2019, 02:38 PM - 1 Like	#10
Archimedes the Dog Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 1,146	Very nice image, well exposed.